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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.
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# Download the latest nightly build from the [//forums.codeblocks.org/index.php/board,20.0.html Nightly Builds forum].
Either installer allows to downloads/installs "previous", "current" and "candidate" mingw packages.
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# Download the ''wxWidgets Unicode .dll'' for your nightly build (download link in forum).
# Download and install [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip]. You need it to extract the nightly build.
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# Download the ''mingw10.dll'' for your nightly build (download link also in forum).
# Download the latest nightly build from the [/index.php?board=20.0 Nightly Builds forum].
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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.
# Download the wxWidgets Unicode DLL for Code::Blocks [http://prdownload.berlios.de/codeblocks/wxmsw26u_gcc_cb_wx2.6.3p2.7z].
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# Follow instructions to [[MinGW_installation|''Install MinGW and Configure Code::Blocks'']].
# Unzip Code::Blocks and the wxWidgets DLL to the same directory.
 
# Start Code::Blocks and configure GNU GCC compiler.
 
 
 
=== 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]
 

Latest revision as of 20:47, 16 November 2022

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 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.