... I'm still able to start CodeBlocks using the official binary package(RC1-1) downloaded from SourceForge, but it doesn't load any project.
there was a change in the project file (*.cbp) format
notice the "::" between "Code" and "Blocks"
CodeBlocks RC1 *.cbp format
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE Code::Blocks_project_file>
<Code::Blocks_project_file>
...
</Code::Blocks_project_file>
CodeBlocks actual CVS version *.cbp format
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE CodeBlocks_project_file>
<CodeBlocks_project_file>
...
</CodeBlocks_project_file>
if you open an old (<=RC1) project file with a new (CVS) version of Codeblocks,
then the project file is updated to the new format
and the old (<=RC1) Codeblocks cannot read the new project file format.
if you want to open this project with CB-RC1, you have to edit the project file by hand
replace
with
Code::Blocks_project_file
...Note: I'm talking about CodeBlocks RC2 compiled with wxWidgets 2.6.1.
btw: i'm using the same wxWidgets version as you and never had a freeze :?
strange - but i have read elsewhere from that freezing too
you could try to start CodeBlocks (RC2) with the following commandline:
<Path_to_Codeblocks>\codeblocks --clear-configuration
and look, if you get the freeze afterwards too.