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stahta01:
https://github.com/stahta01/code_adapt_IDE

I am working on a manual fork of Code::Blocks to improve MSys2 support.
Once I get it to work half-way decent, I plan to submit patches to sf.net C::B project.

Later on I plan to change the branding info and do feature changes.

Tim S.

oBFusCATed:
What is the benefit of Msys2?

ollydbg:

--- Quote from: oBFusCATed on September 15, 2019, 10:36:03 am ---What is the benefit of Msys2?

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In one of my project, I use gcc compiler and other libraries(such as OpenCV, wxWidgets and other libraries) supplied by Msys2. I think the good thing is that I can easily install many libraries I needed, and it save me a lot of time to build those libraries myself. For example, if I need to build the OpenCV libraries myself, it may take 2 hours or more in my PC.

I think we can configure a portable C::B and Msys2, and those files can move from one folder to another without any re-configuration. :)

BlueHazzard:

--- Quote from: oBFusCATed on September 15, 2019, 10:36:03 am ---What is the benefit of Msys2?

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It makes development on windows like on linux. The benefit is HUGE....

oBFusCATed:
What do you mean by HUGE?
To develop for Windows you have to target win32 API or whatever is modern now.
How Msys2 helps with that? If you don't want to target Windows native APIs, but won't to target some posix thing, why don't you develop on the posix thing (linux, *bsd, macOS, etc)?

If you don't target the native APIs your application would be usability disaster...

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