Installing Code::Blocks nightly build on Windows

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

1. Install MinGW and the GDB debugger.
2. Download and install 7-Zip. You need it to extract the nightly build.
3. Download the latest nightly build from the [/index.php?board=20.0 Nightly Builds forum].
4. Download the according wxWidgets Unicode DLL for your nightly build (download link in forum).
5. Download the mingw10.dll for Code::Blocks mingwm10.7z (also mentioned at the nightly build).
6. Unzip Code::Blocks and the wxWidgets DLL to the same directory.
7. Start Code::Blocks and configure GNU GCC compiler.

• 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):

MinGW-5.1.3.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.
mingwm10.7z
wxmsw26u_gcc_cb_wx2.6.3p2.7z
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)]:

MinGW-5.1.3.exe
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.
mingwm10.7z
wxmsw28u_gcc_cb_wx284.7z
CB_20070816_rev4399_win32.7z