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[[Category:Installing Code::Blocks]]
 
[[Category:Installing Code::Blocks]]
 
[[Category:Installing Code::Blocks nightly build]]
 
[[Category:Installing Code::Blocks nightly build]]
This article describes how to install a nightly build of Code::Blocks.
 
 
:''NOTE'': If you have installed Code::Blocks RC1, RC1-1, or RC2; please either uninstall it or make sure you use a different directory. '''Do not''' install the nightly build ontop of these release candidates.
 
 
 
=== Install steps ===
 
=== Install steps ===
  
# [[MinGW_installation|Install MinGW and the GDB debugger]].
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# Download and install [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip]. You need it to extract the nightly build files.
MinGW 5.02 allows to choose the SF mirror while 5.03 does not.
 
Either installer allows to downloads/installs "previous", "current" and "candidate" mingw packages.
 
# Download and install [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip]. You need it to extract the nightly build.
 
 
# Download the latest nightly build from the [/index.php?board=20.0 Nightly Builds forum].
 
# Download the latest nightly build from the [/index.php?board=20.0 Nightly Builds forum].
# Download the wxWidgets Unicode DLL for Code::Blocks [http://prdownload.berlios.de/codeblocks/wxmsw26u_gcc_cb_wx2.6.3p2.7z].
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# Download the ''wxWidgets Unicode .dll'' for your nightly build (download link in forum).
# Unzip Code::Blocks and the wxWidgets DLL to the same directory.
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# Download the ''mingw10.dll'' for your nightly build (download link also in forum).
# Start Code::Blocks and configure GNU GCC compiler.
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# Unzip ''Code::Blocks nightly'', ''wxWidgets .dll'', and the ''mingw10.dll'' to the same directory, your '''codeblocks.exe''' program is located here.
 
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# Follow instructions to [[MinGW_installation|''Install MinGW and Configure Code::Blocks'']].
=== Example ===
 
Downloads for one Nightly Install from 2006.08.26:
 
[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/MinGW-5.0.2.exe?download MinGW-5.0.2.exe]
 
Note: If you don't install to C:\mingw you have to change the 5 path entries inside code::blocks under settings->compiler and debugger.
 
[http://download.berlios.de/codeblocks/mingwm10.7z mingwm10.7z]
 
[http://download.berlios.de/codeblocks/wxmsw26u_gcc_cb_wx2.6.3p2.7z wxmsw26u_gcc_cb_wx2.6.3p2.7z]
 
[http://download.berlios.de/codeblocks/CB_20060826_rev2910_win32.7z CB_20060826_rev2910_win32.7z]
 

Revision as of 09:45, 26 December 2015

Install steps

  1. Download and install 7-Zip. You need it to extract the nightly build files.
  2. Download the latest nightly build from the [/index.php?board=20.0 Nightly Builds forum].
  3. Download the wxWidgets Unicode .dll for your nightly build (download link in forum).
  4. Download the mingw10.dll for your nightly build (download link also in forum).
  5. Unzip Code::Blocks nightly, wxWidgets .dll, and the mingw10.dll to the same directory, your codeblocks.exe program is located here.
  6. Follow instructions to Install MinGW and Configure Code::Blocks.