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MinGW installation

2006-09-20T21:14:37Z

Joda: /* Using the MinGW installer */

[[Category:User Documentation]]
==Using the MinGW installer==
Adwise: Use this installer if possible. It does not work on Windows Vista, follow the [[MinGW_installation#GCC_3.4.2_manual_install | manual installation instructions (stable MinGW!)]]. (MinGW is not confirmed to work for any Windows Vista betas or RCs)

MinGW Installer 5.02 allows to choose the SF mirror while 5.03 does not (automatically picks one randomly).
Either installer allows to downloads/installs "previous", "current" and "candidate" mingw packages.

*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/MinGW-4.1.1.exe MinGW 4.1.1]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/MinGW-5.0.2.exe MinGW 5.0.2]

'''Note that the MinGW version number is not related to the actual compiler version. Downloading MinGW 4.1 will not provide gcc 4.1!'''

These are merely installer applications which will upon request download and decompress the actual packages needed. At the present time, it is still preferrable to download the packages by hand, as the installers are not production quality.
'''Both MinGW-4.1.1 and MinGW-5.0.2 are to be considered "alpha".

==GCC 3.4.5 manual install==
This is the "candidate" release of MinGW, so it is not considered "stable" officially. Personally, I have not had any kind of problem with this release.
===Base system with C++===
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/w32api-3.6.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/w32api-3.6.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/binutils-2.17.50-20060824-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/binutils-2.17.50-20060824-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.81-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.81-1.tar.gz?download]

===Optionally:===
====Fortran77 compiler====
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download]
====gdb debugger====
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download]
====Other developer tools====
Ports of the most often used Unix utilities. Note that some tools in UnxUtils are quite a bit outdated, so make sure you do not overwrite already existing MinGW files with their UnxUtils counterparts:
*[http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/UnxUtils.zip UnxUtils]
*[http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/UnxUpdates.zip UnxUtils-Latest-Updates]

More recent versions of commonly used utilities and utilities not found in UnxUtils:
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/coreutils-5.3.0-bin.zip?download coreutils-5.3.0]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/zip-2.31-bin.zip?download zip-2.31]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/tar-1.13-1-bin.zip?download tar-1.13-1]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/gzip-1.3.5-3-bin.zip?download gzip-1.3.5]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/bzip2-1.0.3-1-bin.zip?download bzip2-1.0.0-1]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/autoconf-2.59-bin.zip?download autoconf-2.59]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/automake-1.9.4-bin.zip?download automake-1.9.4]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/bison-2.1-bin.zip?download bison-2.1 (includes m4)]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/flex-2.5.4a-1-bin.zip?download flex-2.5.4a]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/gperf-3.0.1-bin.zip?download gperf-3.0.1]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/diffutils-2.8.7-1-bin.zip?download diffutils-2.8.7]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/patch-2.5.9-6-bin.zip?download patch-2.5.9-6]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/grep-2.5.1a-bin.zip?download grep-2.5.1]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/sed-4.1.4-bin.zip?download sed-4.1.4]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/hextools-1.0-bin.zip?download hextools-1.0]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/findutils-4.2.20-2-bin.zip?download findutils-4.2.20]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/less-394-bin.zip?download less 3.94]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/wget-1.9.1-mingwPORT.tar.bz2?download 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:
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/pcre-6.4-1-bin.zip?download pcre-6.4.1 (needed by grep and less)]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/libintl-0.14.4-bin.zip?download libintl-0.14.4 (needed by most tools)]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/libiconv-1.9.2-1-bin.zip?download libiconv-1.9.2-1 (needed by most tools)]

==Resulting Folder Layout==
[[Image:Lay.png]]

==GCC 3.4.4 manual install==
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. Personally, I have not had any kind of problem with either 3.4.4 or 3.4.5.
===Base system with C++===
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/w32api-3.5.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/w32api-3.5.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/binutils-2.17.50-20060824-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/binutils-2.17.50-20060824-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.tar.gz?download]

===Optionally:===
====gdb debugger====
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download]
====Objective-C====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-objc-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-objc-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]
====Native Java (experimental)====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-java-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-java-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]
====Fortran-77====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]
====Ada====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-ada-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-ada-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]

==GCC 3.4.2 manual install==
Installing MinGW can be quite intimidating the first time because it is not obvious what you have to do. Luckily, it is actually pretty simple. 
To do a manual install, simply download the required files and extract them all into the same directory. For simplicity, I recommend <tt>C:\MinGW</tt>.
===Base system with C++===
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/w32api-3.5.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/w32api-3.5.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/binutils-2.16.91-20050827-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/binutils-2.16.91-20050827-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.tar.gz?download]
===Optionally:===
====gdb debugger====
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download]
====Objective-C====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-objc-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-objc-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]
====Native Java (experimental)====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-java-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-java-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]
====Fortran77 compiler====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]

====Ada====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-ada-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-ada-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]

MinGW installation

2006-09-20T21:08:32Z

Joda: /* Using the MinGW installer */

[[Category:User Documentation]]
==Using the MinGW installer==
Adwise: Use this installer if possible. It does not work on Windows Vista, follow the [[MinGW_installation#GCC_3.4.2_manual_install | manual installation instructions (stable MinGW!)]].

MinGW Installer 5.02 allows to choose the SF mirror while 5.03 does not (automatically picks one randomly).
Either installer allows to downloads/installs "previous", "current" and "candidate" mingw packages.

*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/MinGW-4.1.1.exe MinGW 4.1.1]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/MinGW-5.0.2.exe MinGW 5.0.2]

'''Note that the MinGW version number is not related to the actual compiler version. Downloading MinGW 4.1 will not provide gcc 4.1!'''

These are merely installer applications which will upon request download and decompress the actual packages needed. At the present time, it is still preferrable to download the packages by hand, as the installers are not production quality.
'''Both MinGW-4.1.1 and MinGW-5.0.2 are to be considered "alpha".

==GCC 3.4.5 manual install==
This is the "candidate" release of MinGW, so it is not considered "stable" officially. Personally, I have not had any kind of problem with this release.
===Base system with C++===
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/w32api-3.6.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/w32api-3.6.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/binutils-2.17.50-20060824-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/binutils-2.17.50-20060824-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.81-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.81-1.tar.gz?download]

===Optionally:===
====Fortran77 compiler====
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download]
====gdb debugger====
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download]
====Other developer tools====
Ports of the most often used Unix utilities. Note that some tools in UnxUtils are quite a bit outdated, so make sure you do not overwrite already existing MinGW files with their UnxUtils counterparts:
*[http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/UnxUtils.zip UnxUtils]
*[http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/UnxUpdates.zip UnxUtils-Latest-Updates]

More recent versions of commonly used utilities and utilities not found in UnxUtils:
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/coreutils-5.3.0-bin.zip?download coreutils-5.3.0]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/zip-2.31-bin.zip?download zip-2.31]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/tar-1.13-1-bin.zip?download tar-1.13-1]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/gzip-1.3.5-3-bin.zip?download gzip-1.3.5]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/bzip2-1.0.3-1-bin.zip?download bzip2-1.0.0-1]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/autoconf-2.59-bin.zip?download autoconf-2.59]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/automake-1.9.4-bin.zip?download automake-1.9.4]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/bison-2.1-bin.zip?download bison-2.1 (includes m4)]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/flex-2.5.4a-1-bin.zip?download flex-2.5.4a]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/gperf-3.0.1-bin.zip?download gperf-3.0.1]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/diffutils-2.8.7-1-bin.zip?download diffutils-2.8.7]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/patch-2.5.9-6-bin.zip?download patch-2.5.9-6]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/grep-2.5.1a-bin.zip?download grep-2.5.1]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/sed-4.1.4-bin.zip?download sed-4.1.4]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/hextools-1.0-bin.zip?download hextools-1.0]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/findutils-4.2.20-2-bin.zip?download findutils-4.2.20]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/less-394-bin.zip?download less 3.94]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/wget-1.9.1-mingwPORT.tar.bz2?download 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:
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/pcre-6.4-1-bin.zip?download pcre-6.4.1 (needed by grep and less)]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/libintl-0.14.4-bin.zip?download libintl-0.14.4 (needed by most tools)]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/libiconv-1.9.2-1-bin.zip?download libiconv-1.9.2-1 (needed by most tools)]

==Resulting Folder Layout==
[[Image:Lay.png]]

==GCC 3.4.4 manual install==
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. Personally, I have not had any kind of problem with either 3.4.4 or 3.4.5.
===Base system with C++===
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/w32api-3.5.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/w32api-3.5.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/binutils-2.17.50-20060824-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/binutils-2.17.50-20060824-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.tar.gz?download]

===Optionally:===
====gdb debugger====
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download]
====Objective-C====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-objc-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-objc-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]
====Native Java (experimental)====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-java-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-java-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]
====Fortran-77====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]
====Ada====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-ada-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-ada-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]

==GCC 3.4.2 manual install==
Installing MinGW can be quite intimidating the first time because it is not obvious what you have to do. Luckily, it is actually pretty simple. 
To do a manual install, simply download the required files and extract them all into the same directory. For simplicity, I recommend <tt>C:\MinGW</tt>.
===Base system with C++===
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/w32api-3.5.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/w32api-3.5.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/binutils-2.16.91-20050827-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/binutils-2.16.91-20050827-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.tar.gz?download]
===Optionally:===
====gdb debugger====
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download]
====Objective-C====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-objc-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-objc-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]
====Native Java (experimental)====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-java-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-java-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]
====Fortran77 compiler====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]

====Ada====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-ada-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-ada-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]

MinGW installation

2006-09-20T21:08:15Z

Joda: /* Using the MinGW installer */

[[Category:User Documentation]]
==Using the MinGW installer==
Adwise: Use this installer if possible. It does not work on Windows Vista, follow the [[MinGW_installation#GCC_3.4.2_manual_install | manual installation instructions (stable MinGW!)]].
MinGW Installer 5.02 allows to choose the SF mirror while 5.03 does not (automatically picks one randomly).
Either installer allows to downloads/installs "previous", "current" and "candidate" mingw packages.
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/MinGW-4.1.1.exe MinGW 4.1.1]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/MinGW-5.0.2.exe MinGW 5.0.2]

'''Note that the MinGW version number is not related to the actual compiler version. Downloading MinGW 4.1 will not provide gcc 4.1!'''

These are merely installer applications which will upon request download and decompress the actual packages needed. At the present time, it is still preferrable to download the packages by hand, as the installers are not production quality.
'''Both MinGW-4.1.1 and MinGW-5.0.2 are to be considered "alpha".

==GCC 3.4.5 manual install==
This is the "candidate" release of MinGW, so it is not considered "stable" officially. Personally, I have not had any kind of problem with this release.
===Base system with C++===
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/w32api-3.6.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/w32api-3.6.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/binutils-2.17.50-20060824-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/binutils-2.17.50-20060824-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.81-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.81-1.tar.gz?download]

===Optionally:===
====Fortran77 compiler====
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz?download]
====gdb debugger====
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download]
====Other developer tools====
Ports of the most often used Unix utilities. Note that some tools in UnxUtils are quite a bit outdated, so make sure you do not overwrite already existing MinGW files with their UnxUtils counterparts:
*[http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/UnxUtils.zip UnxUtils]
*[http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/UnxUpdates.zip UnxUtils-Latest-Updates]

More recent versions of commonly used utilities and utilities not found in UnxUtils:
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/coreutils-5.3.0-bin.zip?download coreutils-5.3.0]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/zip-2.31-bin.zip?download zip-2.31]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/tar-1.13-1-bin.zip?download tar-1.13-1]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/gzip-1.3.5-3-bin.zip?download gzip-1.3.5]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/bzip2-1.0.3-1-bin.zip?download bzip2-1.0.0-1]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/autoconf-2.59-bin.zip?download autoconf-2.59]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/automake-1.9.4-bin.zip?download automake-1.9.4]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/bison-2.1-bin.zip?download bison-2.1 (includes m4)]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/flex-2.5.4a-1-bin.zip?download flex-2.5.4a]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/gperf-3.0.1-bin.zip?download gperf-3.0.1]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/diffutils-2.8.7-1-bin.zip?download diffutils-2.8.7]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/patch-2.5.9-6-bin.zip?download patch-2.5.9-6]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/grep-2.5.1a-bin.zip?download grep-2.5.1]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/sed-4.1.4-bin.zip?download sed-4.1.4]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/hextools-1.0-bin.zip?download hextools-1.0]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/findutils-4.2.20-2-bin.zip?download findutils-4.2.20]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/less-394-bin.zip?download less 3.94]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/wget-1.9.1-mingwPORT.tar.bz2?download 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:
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/pcre-6.4-1-bin.zip?download pcre-6.4.1 (needed by grep and less)]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/libintl-0.14.4-bin.zip?download libintl-0.14.4 (needed by most tools)]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/libiconv-1.9.2-1-bin.zip?download libiconv-1.9.2-1 (needed by most tools)]

==Resulting Folder Layout==
[[Image:Lay.png]]

==GCC 3.4.4 manual install==
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. Personally, I have not had any kind of problem with either 3.4.4 or 3.4.5.
===Base system with C++===
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/w32api-3.5.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/w32api-3.5.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/binutils-2.17.50-20060824-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/binutils-2.17.50-20060824-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.tar.gz?download]

===Optionally:===
====gdb debugger====
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download]
====Objective-C====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-objc-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-objc-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]
====Native Java (experimental)====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-java-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-java-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]
====Fortran-77====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]
====Ada====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-ada-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-ada-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz?download]

==GCC 3.4.2 manual install==
Installing MinGW can be quite intimidating the first time because it is not obvious what you have to do. Luckily, it is actually pretty simple. 
To do a manual install, simply download the required files and extract them all into the same directory. For simplicity, I recommend <tt>C:\MinGW</tt>.
===Base system with C++===
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/w32api-3.5.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/w32api-3.5.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/binutils-2.16.91-20050827-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/binutils-2.16.91-20050827-1.tar.gz?download]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.tar.gz?download]
===Optionally:===
====gdb debugger====
*[http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download]
====Objective-C====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-objc-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-objc-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]
====Native Java (experimental)====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-java-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-java-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]
====Fortran77 compiler====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g77-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]

====Ada====
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-ada-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-ada-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download]

Installing Code::Blocks nightly build on Windows

2006-09-20T21:06:34Z

Joda: /* Install steps */

[[Category:Installing Code::Blocks]]
[[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 ===

# [[MinGW_installation|Install MinGW and the GDB debugger]].
# 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 wxWidgets Unicode DLL for Code::Blocks [http://prdownload.berlios.de/codeblocks/wxmsw26u_gcc_cb_wx2.6.3p2.7z wxmsw26u_gcc_cb_wx2.6.3p2.7z].
# Download the mingw10.dll for Code::Blocks [http://download.berlios.de/codeblocks/mingwm10.7z mingwm10.7z].
# 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]

Installing Code::Blocks nightly build on Windows

2006-09-20T20:50:39Z

Joda: /* Install steps */

[[Category:Installing Code::Blocks]]
[[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 ===

# [[MinGW_installation|Install MinGW and the GDB debugger]].
# 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 wxWidgets Unicode DLL for Code::Blocks [http://prdownload.berlios.de/codeblocks/wxmsw26u_gcc_cb_wx2.6.3p2.7z].
# Download the mingw10.dll for Code::Blocks [http://download.berlios.de/codeblocks/mingwm10.7z].
# 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]

Installing Code::Blocks nightly build on Windows

2006-08-27T00:15:18Z

Joda: /* Install steps */

[[Category:Installing Code::Blocks]]
[[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 ===

# [[MinGW_installation|Install MinGW and the GDB debugger]].
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 wxWidgets Unicode DLL for Code::Blocks [http://prdownload.berlios.de/codeblocks/wxmsw26u_gcc_cb_wx2.6.3p2.7z].
# 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]

Custom compiler

2006-08-23T04:02:19Z

Joda: /* Bison Example */

TODO Text about what custom compiler does.

== Bison Example ==
For example enable Custom Compiler to generate a cpp file form a bison grammatic.

Given a bison file "myparser.ypp" in your source tree. Select properties, go to advanced tab, tick custom compiler and add the line "bison $file".

:Note if you use the supplied mingw binaries, you have to define BISON_SIMPLE=%CB%\share\bison.simple, BISON_HAIRY=%CB%\share\bison.hairy as environment variables. Otherwise you could install http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/bison.htm (Setup, without binaries has all required DLLs) and just add the "bin" directory to your System's PATH environment variable.
:BISON_SIMPLE, BISON_HAIRY information taken from http://board.planetpeer.de/index.php?topic=456.0;prev_next=prev.

::More a feature request than working example. It seems difficult to make Code::Blocks put the .cpp file into the source tree.

== Compiler Parameters ==
* $compiler
* $linker
* $lib_linker
* $rescomp
* $options
* $link_options
* $includes
* $res_includes
* $libdirs
* $libs
* $file - current file being compiled
* $dep_object
* $object
* $resource_output
* $exe_output
* $exe_output
* $link_resobjects
* $link_objects
* $link_flat_objects
* $static_output
* $def_output
* MACROS - also all macros are applied to the commandline string
The following were added to support the QUICK HACK in compiler plugin: DirectCommands::GetTargetLinkCommands()
* $+link_objects
* $-link_objects
* $-+link_objects
* $+-link_objects

Implementation Details can be found here:
http://svn.berlios.de/svnroot/repos/codeblocks/trunk/src/sdk/compilercommandgenerator.cpp

Custom compiler

2006-08-23T03:01:17Z

Joda: /* Bison Example */

TODO Text about what custom compiler does.

== Bison Example ==
For example enable Custom Compiler to generate a cpp file form a bison grammatic.

Given a bison file "myparser.ypp" in your source tree. Select properties, go to advanced tab, tick custom compiler and add the line "bison $file".

:Note if you use the supplied mingw binaries, you have to define BISON_SIMPLE=%CB%\share\bison.simple, BISON_HAIRY=%CB%\share\bison.hairy as environment variables. Otherwise you could install http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/bison.htm (Setup, without binaries has all required DLLs) and just add the "bin" directory to your System's PATH environment variable.
:BISON_SIMPLE, BISON_HAIRY information taken from http://board.planetpeer.de/index.php?topic=456.0;prev_next=prev.

== Compiler Parameters ==
* $compiler
* $linker
* $lib_linker
* $rescomp
* $options
* $link_options
* $includes
* $res_includes
* $libdirs
* $libs
* $file - current file being compiled
* $dep_object
* $object
* $resource_output
* $exe_output
* $exe_output
* $link_resobjects
* $link_objects
* $link_flat_objects
* $static_output
* $def_output
* MACROS - also all macros are applied to the commandline string
The following were added to support the QUICK HACK in compiler plugin: DirectCommands::GetTargetLinkCommands()
* $+link_objects
* $-link_objects
* $-+link_objects
* $+-link_objects

Implementation Details can be found here:
http://svn.berlios.de/svnroot/repos/codeblocks/trunk/src/sdk/compilercommandgenerator.cpp

Custom compiler

2006-08-23T03:00:12Z

Joda: added information dug out from source

TODO Text about what custom compiler does.

== Bison Example ==
For example enable Custom Compiler to generate a cpp file form a bison grammatic.

Given a bison file "myparser.ypp" in your source tree. Select properties, go to advanced tab, tick custom compiler and add the line "bison $file".

:Note if you use the supplied mingw binaries, you have to define BISON_SIMPLE=%CB%\share\bison.simple, BISON_HAIRY=%CB%\share\bison.hairy as environment variables. Otherwise you could install http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/bison.htm (Setup, without binaries has all required DLLs) and just add the "bin" directory to your System's PATH environment variable.

== Compiler Parameters ==
* $compiler
* $linker
* $lib_linker
* $rescomp
* $options
* $link_options
* $includes
* $res_includes
* $libdirs
* $libs
* $file - current file being compiled
* $dep_object
* $object
* $resource_output
* $exe_output
* $exe_output
* $link_resobjects
* $link_objects
* $link_flat_objects
* $static_output
* $def_output
* MACROS - also all macros are applied to the commandline string
The following were added to support the QUICK HACK in compiler plugin: DirectCommands::GetTargetLinkCommands()
* $+link_objects
* $-link_objects
* $-+link_objects
* $+-link_objects

Implementation Details can be found here:
http://svn.berlios.de/svnroot/repos/codeblocks/trunk/src/sdk/compilercommandgenerator.cpp

FAQ

2006-06-06T20:00:41Z

Joda: /* Q: How can I use a DLL without DEF or LIB files ? */

[[Category:Code::Blocks Documentation]]
== General ==

=== Q: Is it possible to integrate the win32-help as in dev-cpp, to get help on the items under the caret? ===

'''A:''' Integration of the win32 API helpfile should be a no-brainer. Someone could just write a really simple plugin and, upon invocation (through a shortcut possibly), look at the word under the cursor and invoke windows help... If you think you 're up to the task, I can help you with all the info you need. If not, I could write it myself but no promises on a release date ;)

=== Q: What licence is Code::Blocks released under? ===

'''A:''' GNU General Public License 2 ([http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt GPL])

== Compiling ==

=== Q: What compiler can I use with Code::Blocks? ===

'''A:''' Code::Blocks philosophy is to be able to use any compiler on earth! Well, almost.

As a matter of fact it largely depends on the used compiler plugin. The one provided with the default Code::Blocks installation, supports GNU GCC (MinGW/Cygwin), MS Visual C++ Free Toolkit 2003, Borland's C++ Compiler 5.5, DigitalMars Free Compiler., OpenWatcom and Small Device C Compiler (SDCC).

=== Q: I imported a MSVCToolkit project/workspace, but Code::Blocks insists on trying to use GCC. What's wrong? ===

'''A:''' A little documentation problem ^^;. The "default compiler" is usually GCC, so when you imported it with "the default compiler", you told it to use GCC. To fix this situation, go to "Project", "Build Options" and select VC++ Toolkit as your compiler.

Another possibility is to put the Microsoft compiler as the default one. To do this, choose '''''Settings - Compiler''''', choose the Microsoft compiler in the '''''Selected Compiler''''' section (top of dialog box) and press the '''''Set as default''''' button.

From now onwards, for all new projects the Microsoft compiler will be taken by default.

=== Q: My project should be compiled with a custom makefile. Is it possible with Code::Blocks? ===

'''A:''' Yes, you can. You need to change two different settings:

a) In "Compiler Settings", under the tab "Other", there's a setting called "Build Method". Choose "Work with makefiles".

b) In your project's Properties, you can choose to use a makefile. Check "This is a custom makefile" (WARNING! if you forget to check, the makefile will be OVERWRITTEN!)

And that's it! :)

=== Q: I have downloaded MS VC++ Toolkit 2003 for a compiler. How do I tell Code::Blocks that it is my compiler? ===

'''A:''' Click on "Project/Build options" and select the compiler you want for your project/target.

=== Q: When compiling a wxWidgets project, I get several "variable 'vtable for xxxx' can't be auto-imported". What's wrong? ===

'''A:''' You need to add WXUSINGDLL in "Project->Build options->Compiler #defines" and rebuild your project (or create a new project and use the "Using wxWidgets DLL" project option which adds "-DWXUSINGDLL" to Project->Build options->Other options).
Other errors with the same resolution are:
'unresolved external symbol "char const * const wxEmptyString" (?wxEmptyString@@3PBDB)' or similar.
If you were using 1.0-finalbeta and were trying to build a statically linked wxWidgets project, the cause of the problem was some faulty templates. But that's fixed now.

=== Q: I can't compile a multithreaded app with VC Toolkit! Where are the libraries? ===

'''A:''' Sorry, no fix for your problem...

Your problem doesn't come from CodeBlocks. It exists, because the free VC toolkit (VCTK) doesn't provide all the libraries and tools which are coming with Visual C++ (VC) which isn't free, unfortunately.

Try buying a full-fledged VC++, or even better, download [http://www.mingw.org/ MinGW]

The libraries that can be obtained free of charge are:

Paths:
(VCT3) Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003\lib
(PSDK) Platform SDK - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib
(NSDK) .NET 1.1 SDK - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\lib

C runtime libs:
LIBC.LIB Single-threaded, static link (VCT3, NSDK)
LIBCMT.LIB Multithreaded, static link (VCT3, NSDK)
MSVCRT.LIB Multithreaded, dynamic link (import library for MSVCR71.DLL) (NSDK)
LIBCD.LIB Single-threaded, static link (debug) (VCT3, NSDK)
LIBCMTD.LIB Multithreaded, static link (debug) (NSDK)
MSVCRTD.LIB Multithreaded, dynamic link (import library for MSVCR71D.DLL) (debug) (NSDK)

C++ libs:
LIBCP.LIB Single-threaded, static link (VCT3, PSDK)
LIBCPMT.LIB Multithreaded, static link (VCT3)
MSVCPRT.LIB Multithreaded, dynamic link (import library for MSVCP71.dll) (none)
LIBCPD.LIB Single-threaded, static link (debug) (VCT3)
LIBCPMTD.LIB Multithreaded, static link (debug) (none)
MSVCPRTD.LIB Multithreaded, dynamic link (import library for MSVCP71D.DLL) (debug) (none)

Try setting the library linker directories to:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003\lib
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\lib
in that order.

The ones listed as (none) above are actually present in the IA64 and AMD64 subdirectories of the PSDK lib directory. Not sure if these would work on 32-bit windows, however, they may if they are
meant to work in 32-bit compatibility mode on the 64-bit processors. Worth a try. Otherwise, you
can link statically to the C++ library instead of using MSVCP71.dll. If you really want to link against MSVCP71.dll you can try to create MSVCP71.LIB from the dll using lib.exe and sed. Search google for "exports.sed" for detailed steps.

See also: [http://wiki.tcl.tk/2435 tclsh script to extract import .lib from (any?) DLL (MinGW)]

See also: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vclib/html/_crt_c_run.2d.time_libraries.asp

See also: http://sapdb.2scale.net/moin.cgi/MS_20C_2b_2b_20Toolkit

=== Q: How can I use a DLL without DEF or LIB files ? ===

'''A:''' I tried to find a solution, and the following script solved the problem for me. I used a cygwin environment for ''tclsh'' and ''sed'', but the MinGW tools for ''objdump'' and ''dlltool''. See here [http://wiki.tcl.tk/2435 tclsh script to extract import .lib from (any?) DLL (MinGW)]

TODO: Someone might add some informations about problems

Request: Is MinGW or Code::Blocks able to support automatic generation of import libraries ?

See also: http://www.mingw.org/mingwfaq.shtml#faq-msvcdll

See also: http://wyw.dcweb.cn/stdcall.htm

=== Q: Where are the libraries for the OpenGL, Ogre3D, SDL, QT, wxWidgets etc. projects? ===

'''A:''' They're not bundled. The templates were provided for your convenience, but you need to download the libraries on your own.
In common terms, "batteries not included" :)

=== Q: Is it possible to use Visual C++ 6.0 with Code::Blocks? ===

'''A:''' MSVC++ 6 is not a C++ compiler. It was made before the C++ standard, so it compiles some language that isn't C++. Upgrade.

=== Q: I got this error when compiling: Symbol "isascii" was not found in "codeblocks.dll" ===
'''A:''' Make sure you didn't mix up the MSVC headers or libs with the MinGW ones.

FAQ

2006-06-06T19:59:08Z

Joda: /* Compiling */

[[Category:Code::Blocks Documentation]]
== General ==

=== Q: Is it possible to integrate the win32-help as in dev-cpp, to get help on the items under the caret? ===

'''A:''' Integration of the win32 API helpfile should be a no-brainer. Someone could just write a really simple plugin and, upon invocation (through a shortcut possibly), look at the word under the cursor and invoke windows help... If you think you 're up to the task, I can help you with all the info you need. If not, I could write it myself but no promises on a release date ;)

=== Q: What licence is Code::Blocks released under? ===

'''A:''' GNU General Public License 2 ([http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt GPL])

== Compiling ==

=== Q: What compiler can I use with Code::Blocks? ===

'''A:''' Code::Blocks philosophy is to be able to use any compiler on earth! Well, almost.

As a matter of fact it largely depends on the used compiler plugin. The one provided with the default Code::Blocks installation, supports GNU GCC (MinGW/Cygwin), MS Visual C++ Free Toolkit 2003, Borland's C++ Compiler 5.5, DigitalMars Free Compiler., OpenWatcom and Small Device C Compiler (SDCC).

=== Q: I imported a MSVCToolkit project/workspace, but Code::Blocks insists on trying to use GCC. What's wrong? ===

'''A:''' A little documentation problem ^^;. The "default compiler" is usually GCC, so when you imported it with "the default compiler", you told it to use GCC. To fix this situation, go to "Project", "Build Options" and select VC++ Toolkit as your compiler.

Another possibility is to put the Microsoft compiler as the default one. To do this, choose '''''Settings - Compiler''''', choose the Microsoft compiler in the '''''Selected Compiler''''' section (top of dialog box) and press the '''''Set as default''''' button.

From now onwards, for all new projects the Microsoft compiler will be taken by default.

=== Q: My project should be compiled with a custom makefile. Is it possible with Code::Blocks? ===

'''A:''' Yes, you can. You need to change two different settings:

a) In "Compiler Settings", under the tab "Other", there's a setting called "Build Method". Choose "Work with makefiles".

b) In your project's Properties, you can choose to use a makefile. Check "This is a custom makefile" (WARNING! if you forget to check, the makefile will be OVERWRITTEN!)

And that's it! :)

=== Q: I have downloaded MS VC++ Toolkit 2003 for a compiler. How do I tell Code::Blocks that it is my compiler? ===

'''A:''' Click on "Project/Build options" and select the compiler you want for your project/target.

=== Q: When compiling a wxWidgets project, I get several "variable 'vtable for xxxx' can't be auto-imported". What's wrong? ===

'''A:''' You need to add WXUSINGDLL in "Project->Build options->Compiler #defines" and rebuild your project (or create a new project and use the "Using wxWidgets DLL" project option which adds "-DWXUSINGDLL" to Project->Build options->Other options).
Other errors with the same resolution are:
'unresolved external symbol "char const * const wxEmptyString" (?wxEmptyString@@3PBDB)' or similar.
If you were using 1.0-finalbeta and were trying to build a statically linked wxWidgets project, the cause of the problem was some faulty templates. But that's fixed now.

=== Q: I can't compile a multithreaded app with VC Toolkit! Where are the libraries? ===

'''A:''' Sorry, no fix for your problem...

Your problem doesn't come from CodeBlocks. It exists, because the free VC toolkit (VCTK) doesn't provide all the libraries and tools which are coming with Visual C++ (VC) which isn't free, unfortunately.

Try buying a full-fledged VC++, or even better, download [http://www.mingw.org/ MinGW]

The libraries that can be obtained free of charge are:

Paths:
(VCT3) Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003\lib
(PSDK) Platform SDK - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib
(NSDK) .NET 1.1 SDK - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\lib

C runtime libs:
LIBC.LIB Single-threaded, static link (VCT3, NSDK)
LIBCMT.LIB Multithreaded, static link (VCT3, NSDK)
MSVCRT.LIB Multithreaded, dynamic link (import library for MSVCR71.DLL) (NSDK)
LIBCD.LIB Single-threaded, static link (debug) (VCT3, NSDK)
LIBCMTD.LIB Multithreaded, static link (debug) (NSDK)
MSVCRTD.LIB Multithreaded, dynamic link (import library for MSVCR71D.DLL) (debug) (NSDK)

C++ libs:
LIBCP.LIB Single-threaded, static link (VCT3, PSDK)
LIBCPMT.LIB Multithreaded, static link (VCT3)
MSVCPRT.LIB Multithreaded, dynamic link (import library for MSVCP71.dll) (none)
LIBCPD.LIB Single-threaded, static link (debug) (VCT3)
LIBCPMTD.LIB Multithreaded, static link (debug) (none)
MSVCPRTD.LIB Multithreaded, dynamic link (import library for MSVCP71D.DLL) (debug) (none)

Try setting the library linker directories to:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003\lib
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\lib
in that order.

The ones listed as (none) above are actually present in the IA64 and AMD64 subdirectories of the PSDK lib directory. Not sure if these would work on 32-bit windows, however, they may if they are
meant to work in 32-bit compatibility mode on the 64-bit processors. Worth a try. Otherwise, you
can link statically to the C++ library instead of using MSVCP71.dll. If you really want to link against MSVCP71.dll you can try to create MSVCP71.LIB from the dll using lib.exe and sed. Search google for "exports.sed" for detailed steps.

See also: [http://wiki.tcl.tk/2435 tclsh script to extract import .lib from (any?) DLL (MinGW)]

See also: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vclib/html/_crt_c_run.2d.time_libraries.asp

See also: http://sapdb.2scale.net/moin.cgi/MS_20C_2b_2b_20Toolkit

=== Q: How can I use a DLL without DEF or LIB files ? ===

'''A:''' I tried to find a solution, and the following script solved the problem for me. I used a cygwin environment for ''tclsh'' and ''sed'', but the MinGW tools for ''objdump'' and ''dlltool''. See here [http://wiki.tcl.tk/2435 tclsh script to extract import .lib from (any?) DLL (MinGW)]

TODO: Someone might add some informations about problems

See also: http://www.mingw.org/mingwfaq.shtml#faq-msvcdll

See also: http://wyw.dcweb.cn/stdcall.htm

=== Q: Where are the libraries for the OpenGL, Ogre3D, SDL, QT, wxWidgets etc. projects? ===

'''A:''' They're not bundled. The templates were provided for your convenience, but you need to download the libraries on your own.
In common terms, "batteries not included" :)

=== Q: Is it possible to use Visual C++ 6.0 with Code::Blocks? ===

'''A:''' MSVC++ 6 is not a C++ compiler. It was made before the C++ standard, so it compiles some language that isn't C++. Upgrade.

=== Q: I got this error when compiling: Symbol "isascii" was not found in "codeblocks.dll" ===
'''A:''' Make sure you didn't mix up the MSVC headers or libs with the MinGW ones.

FAQ

2006-06-06T19:50:51Z

Joda: /* Q: I can't compile a multithreaded app with VC Toolkit! Where are the libraries? */

[[Category:Code::Blocks Documentation]]
== General ==

=== Q: Is it possible to integrate the win32-help as in dev-cpp, to get help on the items under the caret? ===

'''A:''' Integration of the win32 API helpfile should be a no-brainer. Someone could just write a really simple plugin and, upon invocation (through a shortcut possibly), look at the word under the cursor and invoke windows help... If you think you 're up to the task, I can help you with all the info you need. If not, I could write it myself but no promises on a release date ;)

=== Q: What licence is Code::Blocks released under? ===

'''A:''' GNU General Public License 2 ([http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt GPL])

== Compiling ==

=== Q: What compiler can I use with Code::Blocks? ===

'''A:''' Code::Blocks philosophy is to be able to use any compiler on earth! Well, almost.

As a matter of fact it largely depends on the used compiler plugin. The one provided with the default Code::Blocks installation, supports GNU GCC (MinGW/Cygwin), MS Visual C++ Free Toolkit 2003, Borland's C++ Compiler 5.5, DigitalMars Free Compiler., OpenWatcom and Small Device C Compiler (SDCC).

=== Q: I imported a MSVCToolkit project/workspace, but Code::Blocks insists on trying to use GCC. What's wrong? ===

'''A:''' A little documentation problem ^^;. The "default compiler" is usually GCC, so when you imported it with "the default compiler", you told it to use GCC. To fix this situation, go to "Project", "Build Options" and select VC++ Toolkit as your compiler.

Another possibility is to put the Microsoft compiler as the default one. To do this, choose '''''Settings - Compiler''''', choose the Microsoft compiler in the '''''Selected Compiler''''' section (top of dialog box) and press the '''''Set as default''''' button.

From now onwards, for all new projects the Microsoft compiler will be taken by default.

=== Q: My project should be compiled with a custom makefile. Is it possible with Code::Blocks? ===

'''A:''' Yes, you can. You need to change two different settings:

a) In "Compiler Settings", under the tab "Other", there's a setting called "Build Method". Choose "Work with makefiles".

b) In your project's Properties, you can choose to use a makefile. Check "This is a custom makefile" (WARNING! if you forget to check, the makefile will be OVERWRITTEN!)

And that's it! :)

=== Q: I have downloaded MS VC++ Toolkit 2003 for a compiler. How do I tell Code::Blocks that it is my compiler? ===

'''A:''' Click on "Project/Build options" and select the compiler you want for your project/target.

=== Q: When compiling a wxWidgets project, I get several "variable 'vtable for xxxx' can't be auto-imported". What's wrong? ===

'''A:''' You need to add WXUSINGDLL in "Project->Build options->Compiler #defines" and rebuild your project (or create a new project and use the "Using wxWidgets DLL" project option which adds "-DWXUSINGDLL" to Project->Build options->Other options).
Other errors with the same resolution are:
'unresolved external symbol "char const * const wxEmptyString" (?wxEmptyString@@3PBDB)' or similar.
If you were using 1.0-finalbeta and were trying to build a statically linked wxWidgets project, the cause of the problem was some faulty templates. But that's fixed now.

=== Q: I can't compile a multithreaded app with VC Toolkit! Where are the libraries? ===

'''A:''' Sorry, no fix for your problem...

Your problem doesn't come from CodeBlocks. It exists, because the free VC toolkit (VCTK) doesn't provide all the libraries and tools which are coming with Visual C++ (VC) which isn't free, unfortunately.

Try buying a full-fledged VC++, or even better, download [http://www.mingw.org/ MinGW]

The libraries that can be obtained free of charge are:

Paths:
(VCT3) Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003\lib
(PSDK) Platform SDK - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib
(NSDK) .NET 1.1 SDK - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\lib

C runtime libs:
LIBC.LIB Single-threaded, static link (VCT3, NSDK)
LIBCMT.LIB Multithreaded, static link (VCT3, NSDK)
MSVCRT.LIB Multithreaded, dynamic link (import library for MSVCR71.DLL) (NSDK)
LIBCD.LIB Single-threaded, static link (debug) (VCT3, NSDK)
LIBCMTD.LIB Multithreaded, static link (debug) (NSDK)
MSVCRTD.LIB Multithreaded, dynamic link (import library for MSVCR71D.DLL) (debug) (NSDK)

C++ libs:
LIBCP.LIB Single-threaded, static link (VCT3, PSDK)
LIBCPMT.LIB Multithreaded, static link (VCT3)
MSVCPRT.LIB Multithreaded, dynamic link (import library for MSVCP71.dll) (none)
LIBCPD.LIB Single-threaded, static link (debug) (VCT3)
LIBCPMTD.LIB Multithreaded, static link (debug) (none)
MSVCPRTD.LIB Multithreaded, dynamic link (import library for MSVCP71D.DLL) (debug) (none)

Try setting the library linker directories to:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003\lib
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\lib
in that order.

The ones listed as (none) above are actually present in the IA64 and AMD64 subdirectories of the PSDK lib directory. Not sure if these would work on 32-bit windows, however, they may if they are
meant to work in 32-bit compatibility mode on the 64-bit processors. Worth a try. Otherwise, you
can link statically to the C++ library instead of using MSVCP71.dll. If you really want to link against MSVCP71.dll you can try to create MSVCP71.LIB from the dll using lib.exe and sed. Search google for "exports.sed" for detailed steps.

See also: [http://wiki.tcl.tk/2435 tclsh script to extract import .lib from (any?) DLL (MinGW)]

See also: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vclib/html/_crt_c_run.2d.time_libraries.asp

See also: http://sapdb.2scale.net/moin.cgi/MS_20C_2b_2b_20Toolkit

=== Q: Where are the libraries for the OpenGL, Ogre3D, SDL, QT, wxWidgets etc. projects? ===

'''A:''' They're not bundled. The templates were provided for your convenience, but you need to download the libraries on your own.
In common terms, "batteries not included" :)

=== Q: Is it possible to use Visual C++ 6.0 with Code::Blocks? ===

'''A:''' MSVC++ 6 is not a C++ compiler. It was made before the C++ standard, so it compiles some language that isn't C++. Upgrade.

=== Q: I got this error when compiling: Symbol "isascii" was not found in "codeblocks.dll" ===
'''A:''' Make sure you didn't mix up the MSVC headers or libs with the MinGW ones.