My original topic seems to have died. I removed wx, installed 2.8.4 from the suggested alternate site. I also removed Codeblocks and installed from scratch from 10 August build.
It still starts to load, lets me choose my default compiler, and then gets as far as the Tip of the Day dialog, at which point it hangs. I kill it, and in the console where I started it I see:
(codeblocks:10279): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_window_realize_icon: assertion `info->icon_pixmap == NULL' failed
Any further suggestions please.
Thanks
Steve