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Offline SailDriver

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Install to and operate from memory stick
« on: November 15, 2015, 06:28:36 pm »
I'm using Code::Blocks in Windows on both my personal home PC and the public college PC.  Each has a different default personality due to default or customized editor settings, etc.

Is it possible to install and run Code::Blocks from a memory stick? Would the speed be slow due to the slow memory on the stick?  Bottom line, would stick use allow from the same personally on both machines?

Anything special about making a stick boot-able?

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Re: Install to and operate from memory stick
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2015, 07:00:54 pm »
I'm using Code::Blocks in Windows on both my personal home PC and the public college PC.  Each has a different default personality due to default or customized editor settings, etc.

Is it possible to install and run Code::Blocks from a memory stick?

Yes; search on portable Code::Blocks and CB Launcher.
Edit: Link to the old directions (I have never used these directions) http://wiki.codeblocks.org/index.php/FAQ-Settings#Q:_How_do_I_make_Code::Blocks_portable.3F

Would the speed be slow due to the slow memory on the stick?
Likely the answer is yes; but, it depends on the computer hardware.

Bottom line, would stick use allow from the same personally on both machines?
Yes, but; I would NOT put CB on the USB Stick; I would just put the personality on the USB stick.
And, the use the CB Command line option to load the personality from the USB stick.
Edit: "--user-data-dir=" Link http://wiki.codeblocks.org/index.php/Code::Blocks_command_line_arguments#Using_command_line_arguments
Note: You can also just copy default.conf from one computer to another; it contains most but not all of the settings.
Note2: You can try using "Code::Blocks Share Config" utility; but, I find storing just the CB default.conf file in a Git Repo as easier.

Anything special about making a stick boot-able?
See above answers.
« Last Edit: November 15, 2015, 07:17:06 pm by stahta01 »
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