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==Install the MinGW Bundled Package==
 
The fastest way to set up a working compiler is to install '''packages of recent GCC releases targeting the MinGW compiler system''', from [http://www.tdragon.net/recentgcc/ TDM-MinGW installer ]. The Code::Blocks team recommends TDM builds of MinGW.
 
  
If you want to download each packages yourself, you can follow the chapters below.
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== Overview ==
  
==Using the MinGW installer==
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A compiler toolchain is what Code::Blocks uses to turn the code you type into it into numbers that the computer understands.  As a compiler toolchain is a very complex undertaking it is not part of Code::Blocks itself but rather is a separate project that Code::Blocks then uses.  The kind of compiler toolchains talked about on this page are "MinGW" toolchains.  Which means "Minimalist GNU for Windows."  And "GNU" expands to "GNU's Not Unix."  More information about the GNU project can be found on the [https://www.gnu.org/home.en.html GNU Home Page].
Note: At the present time, it is still best to download the packages by hand, as the installers are not production quality (unless you really feel unsure about unpacking a couple of archives).
 
  
Also, the installer reportedly does not work on Windows Vista, follow the [[MinGW_installation#GCC_3.4.5_manual_install | manual installation instructions]].<br />
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For most MinGW-based compiler toolchains, having your toolchain in your PATH is important because it means that during development the toolchain libraries will be accessible by default to your programs as you develop them and also makes it easier to use utilities such as [https://cmake.org/ CMake] as they will be able to find your compiler toolchain. When you actually distribute your programs to other computers then you will copy the needed .dll files out of your toolchain directory and include them as part of your installer. On your machine they are in your PATH so you always have them, on your users computers they won't have the compiler toolchain so there you provide the .dll files with your program.
''(In general, MinGW is not confirmed to work for any Windows Vista betas or RCs)''
 
  
'''MinGW has been confirmed working in Windows Vista Business!''' Thanks to [http://aarongiles.com/?p=199 Aaron Giles' Solving the Windows Vista Build Issues] for the solution.
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== TDM-GCC ==
In summary, the MinGW folder must be "a directory immediately off the root of your hard disk for some reason. So c:\mingw works fine, but c:\tools\mingw won’t." (You can use mklink to symbolic-link the folder, which also works). Secondly, set the GCC_EXEC_PREFIX environment variable to the MinGW root folder. Finally, add %GCC_EXEC_PREFIX%\libexec\gcc\mingw32\3.4.5 and %GCC_EXEC_PREFIX%\lib\bin to the PATH environment variable.
 
  
'''A HowTo exists [[Installing_MinGW_with_Vista | here]]'''
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[http://tdm-gcc.tdragon.net/ TDM-GCC] is the toolchain that will be used as the example for this guide.  TDM-GCC statically links the required toolchain libraries into your final executable.  Which means that when you create your installer for your final program there are less files to include - they are built into your executable itself.  The Code::Blocks team recommends TDM-GCC.
  
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=== Installation ===
  
MinGW Installer 5.02 allows to choose the SF mirror while 5.03 does not (automatically picks one randomly).
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Download the on-demand installer and run it.
  
MinGW Installer 5.0.x are broken because of changes done by sf.net; please use the MinGW Installer 5.1.x
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Go through the installation pages, the red arrows are all the default options which we will be keeping and the last blue arrow is to indicate that you will be putting TDM-GCC into your system's PATH.
  
Installers allows to downloads/installs "previous", "current" and "candidate" mingw packages.
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[[Image:TDM_Create.png]] [[Image:TDM_Arch.png]]
  
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/MinGW-5.0.2.exe MinGW Installer 5.0.2]
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[[Image:TDM_Inst_Dir.png]] [[Image:TDM_Inst_Options.png]]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/MinGW-5.0.3.exe MinGW Installer 5.0.3]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/MinGW-5.1.3.exe MinGW Installer 5.1.3]
 
  
'''Note that the MinGW version number is not related to the actual compiler version.'''
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Once you are ready, click Install to proceed.
  
Note that the installer applications require an internet connection and will download the actual MinGW packages at the time of installation.
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=== Code::Blocks Configuration ===
  
The required MinGW Components are "MinGW Base Tools", "g++ compiler" and "MinGW make".
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Go to your Compiler settings:
  
==GCC 3.4.5 manual install==
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[[Image:Compiler_Settings.png]]
This is the "candidate" release of MinGW, so it is not considered "stable" officially.<br />Personally, I have not had any kind of problem with this release.
 
  
To do a manual install, simply download the desired files and extract them all into the same directory. If you have WinZip, PowerArchiver, or any other similar program, this is as easy as selecting all the archives simultaneously and choosing "unpack here" from the context menu.
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And then under the "Toolchain executables" tab (red arrow), click on the ellipsis ("...", blue arrow) and choose the root directory where you installed TDM-GCC 32-bit. Once you have that directory chosen, in the "Program Files" sub-tab (green arrow) area fill out the fields as shown.  If you aren't using the TDM-GCC toolchain there might be minor variation in the executable names.  If you choose the blue arrow ellipsis ''first'' then for each ellipsis you click on under "Program Files" you will already be in your TDM-GCC <tt>bin</tt> directory where the actual programs are.
  
For clarity, I recommend to put MinGW into C:\MinGW, but almost any other locations should do equally well. Avoid pathnames with spaces or exotic characters, as this may confuse some commandline tools (most notably <tt>gdb</tt>).
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[[Image:CB_TDM_Toolchain.png]]
===Base system with C++===
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-g%2B%2B-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/w32api-3.6.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/w32api-3.6.tar.gz]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/binutils-2.17.50-20060824-1.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/binutils-2.17.50-20060824-1.tar.gz]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.81-1.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.81-1.tar.gz]
 
  
===Optionally:===
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Now, go to your Debugger settings:
====Fortran77 compiler====
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*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz]
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[[Image:Settings_Debugger.png]]
====gdb debugger====
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*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe]
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Choose your default debugger (red arrow), and then fill in the Executable path for it as shown for TDM-GCC 32-bit (blue arrow).
==Development Tools==
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===UnxUtils===
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[[Image:Debugger_Default.png]]
Ports of the most often used Unix utilities. Note that some tools in UnxUtils are quite a bit outdated, so make sure you <u>do not</u> overwrite already existing MinGW files with their UnxUtils counterparts.
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*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/unxutils/UnxUtils.zip UnxUtils]
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=== Summary ===
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/unxutils/UnxUpdates.zip UnxUtils-Latest-Updates]
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You now have a Code::Blocks environment that is configured to use TDM-GCC 32-bit properly. Using this guide as a template you can easily set up alternative compiler toolchains no matter the source - just follow the same basic procedure.
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== Alternative MinGW Compiler Toolchains ==
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[http://www.mingw.org/ MinGW] - The original project.
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[https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/ MinGW-Builds] ➡ In, "Toolchains targeting Win32 or Win64," ➡ "Personal Builds," ➡ "mingw-builds," ➡ Version, ➡ Threading Model, ➡ Exception Model, ➡ Revision.
  
===GnuWin32===
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[http://mingw-w64.org/doku.php Mingw-w64] - The parent project of MinGW-Builds, includes much more than is necessary - MinGW-Builds will usually suffice instead of the full works.
''More recent'' versions of commonly used Unix utilities. Also: utilities not found in UnxUtils at all.
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/coreutils-5.3.0-bin.zip coreutils-5.3.0]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/zip-2.3-3-bin.zip zip-2.3.3] or [ftp://ftp.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/win32/zip300xn-x64.zip zip-3.0.0]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/tar-1.13-1-bin.zip tar-1.13-1]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/gzip-1.3.5-3-bin.zip gzip-1.3.5]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/bzip2-1.0.3-1-bin.zip bzip2-1.0.0-1]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/autoconf-2.59-bin.zip autoconf-2.59]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/automake-1.9.4-bin.zip automake-1.9.4]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/bison-2.1-bin.zip bison-2.1 (includes m4)]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/flex-2.5.4a-1-bin.zip flex-2.5.4a]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/gperf-3.0.1-bin.zip gperf-3.0.1]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/diffutils-2.8.7-1-bin.zip diffutils-2.8.7]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/patch-2.5.9-6-bin.zip patch-2.5.9-6] <br> Note: The version 2.5.9 of patch from GnuWin32 seems to have a problem with unified diffs
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/grep-2.5.1a-bin.zip grep-2.5.1]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/sed-4.1.4-bin.zip sed-4.1.4]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/hextools-1.0-bin.zip hextools-1.0]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/findutils-4.2.20-2-bin.zip findutils-4.2.20]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/less-394-bin.zip less 3.94]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/which-2.16-4.exe which 2.16-4]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/wget-1.9.1-mingwPORT.tar.bz2 wget-1.9.1]
 
*[http://www.gimp.org/~tml/gimp/win32/gettext-0.14.5.zip gettext-0.14.5]
 
*[http://www.gimp.org/~tml/gimp/win32/gettext-dev-0.14.5.zip gettext-dev-0.14.5]
 
  
Dependencies:
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[http://www.equation.com/servlet/equation.cmd?fa=fortran MinGW Equation] - A package that also provides OpenMP.
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/pcre-6.4-1-bin.zip pcre-6.4.1 (needed by grep and less)]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/libintl-0.14.4-bin.zip libintl-0.14.4 (needed by most tools)]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/gnuwin32/libiconv-1.9.2-1-bin.zip libiconv-1.9.2-1 (needed by most tools)]
 
  
==Resulting Folder Layout==
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==Development Tools==
[[Image:Lay.png]]
 
  
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Normally you should not need many of these tools.  ZIP is convenient, especially when: [[Installing_Code::Blocks_from_source_on_Windows | building Code::Blocks itself]], but other than that these tools only serve specialized purposes.
  
==GCC 3.4.4 manual install==
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===UnxUtils===
Some people have reported various problems with gcc version 3.4.4, so it may be worth a consideration to use the either the 3.4.5 or 3.4.2 releases until a build from the 4.x branch is available.<br />Personally, I have not had any kind of problem with either 3.4.4 or 3.4.5.
 
===Base system with C++===
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-g%2B%2B-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/w32api-3.5.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/w32api-3.5.tar.gz]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/binutils-2.17.50-20060824-1.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/binutils-2.17.50-20060824-1.tar.gz]
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.tar.gz]
 
  
===Optionally:===
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* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/unxutils/ UnxUtils]
====gdb debugger====
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*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe]
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===GnuWin32===
====Objective-C====
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-objc-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-objc-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz]
 
====Native Java (experimental)====
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-java-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-java-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz]
 
====Fortran-77====
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz]
 
====Ada====
 
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-ada-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-ada-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz]
 
  
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*[https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/ GnuWin32]
  
==Other MinGW links==
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===ZIP===
[http://www.equation.com/servlet/equation.cmd?fa=fortran Unofficial MinGW package From Equation.com]
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*[ftp://ftp.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/win32/zip300xn.zip zip-3.0.0 32-bit] or [ftp://ftp.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/win32/zip300xn-x64.zip zip-3.0.0 64-bit]

Latest revision as of 08:51, 27 July 2017


Overview

A compiler toolchain is what Code::Blocks uses to turn the code you type into it into numbers that the computer understands. As a compiler toolchain is a very complex undertaking it is not part of Code::Blocks itself but rather is a separate project that Code::Blocks then uses. The kind of compiler toolchains talked about on this page are "MinGW" toolchains. Which means "Minimalist GNU for Windows." And "GNU" expands to "GNU's Not Unix." More information about the GNU project can be found on the GNU Home Page.

For most MinGW-based compiler toolchains, having your toolchain in your PATH is important because it means that during development the toolchain libraries will be accessible by default to your programs as you develop them and also makes it easier to use utilities such as CMake as they will be able to find your compiler toolchain. When you actually distribute your programs to other computers then you will copy the needed .dll files out of your toolchain directory and include them as part of your installer. On your machine they are in your PATH so you always have them, on your users computers they won't have the compiler toolchain so there you provide the .dll files with your program.

TDM-GCC

TDM-GCC is the toolchain that will be used as the example for this guide. TDM-GCC statically links the required toolchain libraries into your final executable. Which means that when you create your installer for your final program there are less files to include - they are built into your executable itself. The Code::Blocks team recommends TDM-GCC.

Installation

Download the on-demand installer and run it.

Go through the installation pages, the red arrows are all the default options which we will be keeping and the last blue arrow is to indicate that you will be putting TDM-GCC into your system's PATH.

TDM Create.png TDM Arch.png

TDM Inst Dir.png TDM Inst Options.png

Once you are ready, click Install to proceed.

Code::Blocks Configuration

Go to your Compiler settings:

Compiler Settings.png

And then under the "Toolchain executables" tab (red arrow), click on the ellipsis ("...", blue arrow) and choose the root directory where you installed TDM-GCC 32-bit. Once you have that directory chosen, in the "Program Files" sub-tab (green arrow) area fill out the fields as shown. If you aren't using the TDM-GCC toolchain there might be minor variation in the executable names. If you choose the blue arrow ellipsis first then for each ellipsis you click on under "Program Files" you will already be in your TDM-GCC bin directory where the actual programs are.

CB TDM Toolchain.png

Now, go to your Debugger settings:

Settings Debugger.png

Choose your default debugger (red arrow), and then fill in the Executable path for it as shown for TDM-GCC 32-bit (blue arrow).

Debugger Default.png

Summary

You now have a Code::Blocks environment that is configured to use TDM-GCC 32-bit properly. Using this guide as a template you can easily set up alternative compiler toolchains no matter the source - just follow the same basic procedure.

Alternative MinGW Compiler Toolchains

MinGW - The original project.

MinGW-Builds ➡ In, "Toolchains targeting Win32 or Win64," ➡ "Personal Builds," ➡ "mingw-builds," ➡ Version, ➡ Threading Model, ➡ Exception Model, ➡ Revision.

Mingw-w64 - The parent project of MinGW-Builds, includes much more than is necessary - MinGW-Builds will usually suffice instead of the full works.

MinGW Equation - A package that also provides OpenMP.

Development Tools

Normally you should not need many of these tools. ZIP is convenient, especially when: building Code::Blocks itself, but other than that these tools only serve specialized purposes.

UnxUtils

GnuWin32

ZIP