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krix:
Hi there,
Been having a look at CB 10.05 on Ubuntu linux and plan to spend some more time with it.
In the meantime I have sought in vain for some more info on the resources behind CB and its future.

How many people contribute to CB?
Is this just another open source project mostly driven by one mans enthusiasm or?
What are the plans for the next release? I know no date has been published, but there must be some list of "planned features"?
How far is the next release? New features still being added? Or just fixing stuff?
How stable/mature is the nightly build? What are the major improvements compared to the 10.05 ? Should I try it?

Thanks and regards,
krix

stahta01:

--- Quote from: krix on October 18, 2012, 11:08:42 pm ---Should I try it?

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Yes.

Tim S.

oBFusCATed:

--- Quote from: krix on October 18, 2012, 11:08:42 pm ---How many people contribute to CB?

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Too few unfortunately...


--- Quote from: krix on October 18, 2012, 11:08:42 pm ---What are the plans for the next release? I know no date has been published, but there must be some list of "planned features"?

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The features are almost done, nothing is hidden as our svn is public.


--- Quote from: krix on October 18, 2012, 11:08:42 pm ---How far is the next release? New features still being added? Or just fixing stuff?

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Fixing stuff. Some random features added here and there.


--- Quote from: krix on October 18, 2012, 11:08:42 pm ---How stable/mature is the nightly build?

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Way better than the 10.05. We use it every day, so bugs are fixed quickly (most of the time).


--- Quote from: krix on October 18, 2012, 11:08:42 pm ---What are the major improvements compared to the 10.05 ?

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Better debugger, better CC, better ThreadSearch, better Valgrind plugin, doxygen plugin, etc...


--- Quote from: krix on October 18, 2012, 11:08:42 pm ---Should I try it?

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Of course.

PaulS:
I sincerely hope that the next release, if not the nightlies, provide out of the box support for debugging strings, both wxwidgets and std.  I guess I'm a little slow but the wiki and forums seem dated and conflicting & I haven't been able to get it to work.  I really do not think that I should have to understand CodeBlocks internals or follow all threads daily to use such a common, basic feature.

I just want to write & maintain my own programs --  a dozen or so that I use daily but no one else would be interested in.

Windows 7, GCC 4.7.1, WxWidgets 2.9.4.

oBFusCATed:

--- Quote from: PaulS on October 19, 2012, 12:36:33 am ---I just want to write & maintain my own programs --  a dozen or so that I use daily but no one else would be interested in.

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Why don't you use VStudio then? It is fully integrated. For C::B you'll have to setup some things. Like installing the proper debugger (with python script support). Installing the proper python pretty printer scripts, setuping C::B to use the debugger and your pretty printer scripts, and so on.


--- Quote from: PaulS on October 19, 2012, 12:36:33 am ---Windows 7, GCC 4.7.1, WxWidgets 2.9.4.

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wx2.9 should include the pretty printer scripts, so it should work, but I've not tried it (especially on windows).

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