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awsdert:
I think that the installer should have a section for code libraries to include upon installation such as:
+ Code Libraries
---+ Language
-------- C
-------- C#
-------- C++
-------- D
-------- etc
---+ Library
-------- SDL
-------- OpenGL
-------- OpenAL
-------- etc
This would make it much easier for a developer to just get started rather than mess around looking for libraries and setting Code::Blocks up for them. Well I suppose it would be better to make 2 installers, 1 Lite and 1 Full (this one having the optional libraries included in the download). I know this might be a lot of work but it would make things far easier for developers if they didn't have to worry about getting libraries for their projects. I mean fair enough having to setup the compiler as having those as well would make the download too large. What does everyone else think?

stahta01:
Code::Blocks is NOT a Compiler!!!!!!!!
http://wiki.codeblocks.org/index.php?title=FAQ#Q:_What_Code::Blocks_is_not.3F

Tim S.

awsdert:
Didn't say it was, I was saying fair enough not putting compilers into the download because that would make it too big.

MortenMacFly:

--- Quote from: awsdert on February 24, 2011, 01:18:52 am ------+ Library
-------- SDL
-------- OpenGL
-------- OpenAL
-------- etc
[...]
What does everyone else think?

--- End quote ---
Well - Code::Blocks is used with literally each and every SDK you can think of, including MS Windows/Platform SDK (different versions, ~500MB each), Direct/X SDK (different versions, around 300MB each), several Open Source libraries (each around at least 10-15MB), including QT (different versions, around 200 MB each) and so on.

Not to forget that some SDK's would depend on the compiler you are using and thus require different libraries... than the platform comes into play (32bit / 64 bit) and so on and so on...

There is no minimal set that would make developers more happy. So your request is impossible to do. Sorry.

ptDev:
I've been planning to also make an unofficial installer including a bundled MinGW-TDM (C++ only, though), but no libraries. There are simply too many peculiarities/setups to handle.

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