C++: IDEs: DevC++
DevC++ version 4 is a reasonable free IDE (Integrated Development Systems).
However, it suffers from being a bit out of date with STL
libraries from 1996 (predating the 1999 C++ changes).
The differences aren't large, but I've run into them.
A development effort for a new version started October 2001.
Where to get it
www.bloodshed.net
Options
Some useful options to set:
- Editor options: line numbers. The editor options seem to mysteriously
be available only from one of the many toolbar icons, not the Options menu.
Projects for managing multiple source files
A project is way for DevC++ (and other IDEs) to keep track
of multiple source files. If you have only one source file, there
is no need for a project.
- Create a new project with File:New Project menu item
and select Console as the type of project.
Don't use a project name
that conflicts with a source file name.
- The panel on the left will show the files DevC++ things are part
of the project.
- The File:New Source File menu item should be used to create new
source files in the project (.cpp, .h, etc).
- To delete a source file from the project, right click it in the project panel
and select Delete.