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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 on top 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.
# 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 according ''wxWidgets Unicode DLL'' for your nightly build (download link in forum).
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# Download the ''wxWidgets Unicode .dll'' for your nightly build (download link in forum).
# Download the ''mingw10.dll'' for ''Code::Blocks'' [http://download.berlios.de/codeblocks/mingwm10.7z mingwm10.7z] (also mentioned at the nightly build).
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# Download the ''mingw10.dll'' for your nightly build (download link also in forum).
# Unzip ''Code::Blocks'' and the ''wxWidgets DLL'' to the same directory.
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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.
# Start ''Code::Blocks'' and configure ''GNU GCC compiler''.
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# Follow instructions to [[MinGW_installation|''Install MinGW and Configure Code::Blocks'']].
 
 
*''NOTE'': Step 5 (''mingw10.dll'' download) can be skipped if the bin directory of ''MinGW'' is in your PATH variable '''or''' if you copy ''mingw10.dll'' from \MinGW\bin directory to your unzip-directory of ''Code::Blocks'' an ''wxWidgets DLL''.
 
 
 
=== Examples ===
 
Downloads for one Nightly Install from 2006.08.26 (build 2910):
 
[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/MinGW-5.1.3.exe MinGW-5.1.3.exe]
 
[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe gdb-6.3-2.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]
 
 
 
Downloads for one Nightly Install from 2007.08.16 see [/index.php/topic,6705.0.html Nightly Builds forum (build 4399)]:
 
[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/MinGW-5.1.3.exe MinGW-5.1.3.exe]
 
[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.6.tar.bz2 gdb-6.6.tar.bz2]
 
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://prdownload.berlios.de/codeblocks/mingwm10.7z mingwm10.7z]
 
[http://prdownload.berlios.de/codeblocks/wxmsw28u_gcc_cb_wx284.7z wxmsw28u_gcc_cb_wx284.7z]
 
[http://prdownload.berlios.de/codeblocks/CB_20070816_rev4399_win32.7z CB_20070816_rev4399_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.