1) Download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/codeblocks/files/Binaries/16.01/Windows/codeblocks-16.01mingw-setup.exe2) Double click on the downloaded file and install codeblocks with mingw
3) Start codeblocks
4)
create a new project project,
without spaces in the name and some non ASCII characters (this is not difficult, and helps your it live a lot... it has partially to do with legacy and cross platform things, short: please use only ascii and non spaces for your paths and filenames)
5) Add some code and hit compile and run...
6) If you get a black cmd window: disable anti virus software
If there is some problem with the compiler try:
Settings->Compiler->Selected compiler: gnu gcc compiler -> Toolchain executables-> Auto-detect->OK
if this throws errors:
Settings->Compiler->Selected compiler: gnu gcc compiler -> Toolchain executables->Compiler's installation directory: $PATH TO CODEBLOCKS INSTALLATION $\MinGW -> Ok
tips:
# Always use projects...
# if you don't know what you are doing don't install multiple compiler in parallel (for example installing the file from 1) and installing a second mingw compiler by yourself)
# Don't use spaces and non ascii characters in your paths (codeblocks installation path, or your project paths/files)
# disable your anti virus software, and start brain.exe. (anti virus software is useless
)
honestly: If you go to the university, make some IT lecture and you can't install a "simple" program like codeblocks, i would recommend hours of noob computer courses and not the university...
if there are really "a lot" user that experience problems, maybe you can summarize them and post them here, because i really have no idea what could go wrong with this steps...
linux is simply download the rigth repo, or add a ppa and install them see:
http://codeblocks.org/downloads/26#linux maybe you have to install binutils and gcc to start (i don't know really, but this is easy done with "sudo apt-get install binutils" and ""sudo apt-get install gcc"
For mac user the thing is a bit more difficult... I am no mac user and so i can't help...
greetings