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Changing MinGW compiler, which ships with C::B
eXpl0it3r:
--- Quote from: oBFusCATed on August 09, 2013, 01:45:41 pm ---Looking at their download page it is still the same and rather complicated.
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Sorry, but can you please take things a bit more serious.
I agree their site isn't very nicely done and the direct link to Sourceforge for download might seem a bit cumbersome, but all of that doesn't even matter in the slightest for the request I'm making. If the official MinGW version gets included in the Code::Blocks distribution, instead of the TDM version, then the user will NEVER have to go to the MinGW website, since it's already included. The only time the site needs to be visited is, the first time MinGW gets packaged for the Code::Blocks bundle.
I have enough confidence in the developers of Code::Blocks, so I think they'll manage to get to the MinGW installer and install MinGW like any other software.
--- Quote from: stahta01 on August 09, 2013, 02:25:43 pm ---If there is real bugs, I suggest reporting them to the TDM site.
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It's not a bug, it's intentionally compiled like that and I guess the guy behind TDM thought it would be a nice feature, but it essentially just makes the MinGW TDM rather useless.
oBFusCATed:
--- Quote from: eXpl0it3r on August 09, 2013, 02:47:26 pm ---Sorry, but can you please take things a bit more serious.
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I'm totally serious here. I do windows development like all other people do linux dev - trying to follow the least resistance.
And mingw has pretty high resistance to me. :)
I've never installed the integrated package, so I might not count anyway. :)
--- Quote from: eXpl0it3r on August 09, 2013, 02:47:26 pm ---It's not a bug, it's intentionally compiled like that and I guess the guy behind TDM thought it would be a nice feature, but it essentially just makes the MinGW TDM rather useless.
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Then why don't you try to convince TDragon (http://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php?action=profile;u=660) to change his build?
It won't hurt if you try it. I hope you don't want us to change the installers for 12.11, do you?
eXpl0it3r:
--- Quote from: oBFusCATed on August 09, 2013, 03:08:45 pm ---trying to follow the least resistance.
And mingw has pretty high resistance to me. :)
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This just sounds like you're too lazy to actually look into it. :-\
It's "okay" to be lazy if you don't do anything essential, but if you're developing on a bigger project, e.g. like Code::Blocks for Windows, it's just naive not to look at the possibilities at hand just because one has to click, read and think a bit more.
And if you only follow the least resistance, then you'd long be using the MinGW-builds, since they are just an archive with up-to-date compilers...
--- Quote from: oBFusCATed on August 09, 2013, 03:08:45 pm ---Then why don't you try to convince TDragon (http://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php?action=profile;u=660) to change his build?
It won't hurt if you try it.
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Seeing that he's rather active on the forum here, I hope he'll read the thread and maybe give some insights on his decisions. If he doesn't respond any time soon, I'll pm him.
--- Quote from: oBFusCATed on August 09, 2013, 03:08:45 pm ---I hope you don't want us to change the installers for 12.11, do you?
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Well if we have to wait another 2 years or so, for the next release of Code::Blocks, I'd suggest to change it.
stahta01:
Edit: Removed Quote to make thread easier to read.
@eXpl0it3r:
Its easy to use CB with a different MinGW Compiler; it just sounds like you are too lazy to support your users in doing that.
Tim S.
oBFusCATed:
--- Quote from: eXpl0it3r on August 09, 2013, 03:38:33 pm ---Well if we have to wait another 2 years or so, for the next release of Code::Blocks, I'd suggest to change it.
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I suppose you know this won't happen, 100% guaranteed :)
And you wont have to wait for two years:)
BTW: C::B ships a compiler just for a convenience for the novice users. It is just that and there will be always people that would prefer one over the other version, or the third one.
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