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I hope Code::Blocks IDE with MINGW compiler can also release version 1.0-RC1-1
thomas:
--- Quote from: darklordsatan on August 05, 2005, 10:04:30 pm ---Erm, an offtopic throw here.
If you download all the packages pointed in http://www.mingw.org/download.shtml, then you actually wont need "MinGW-4.1.0.exe" since all it does is try to download those? Or am I missing something here?
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That is right. And you don't even need all the packages if you don't use objective-c, java native, and ada.
darklordsatan:
--- Quote from: thomas on August 05, 2005, 10:16:01 pm ---That is right. And you don't even need all the packages if you don't use objective-c, java native, and ada.
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Oh no, java+ada=. I just got a little confussed here (prior cygwin experience?), but In fact I download all the packages (the ones that matter that is).
kagerato:
--- Quote from: darklordsatan on August 05, 2005, 11:06:31 pm ---Oh no, java+ada=. I just got a little confussed here (prior cygwin experience?), but In fact I download all the packages (the ones that matter that is).
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Even if you add the weight of the extra binaries, the MinGW suite is still pretty light on disk space. I prefer the bare essentials, though.
I'm heavily inclined toward modular design in programming, so it's difficult for me to understand why people like their IDE packaged with a compiler (or vice-versa). Do people honestly spend hours creating applications and truly care about the few minutes it takes to setup the environment?
rickg22:
kagerato: Some users are newbies, they want everything preinstalled so they can start working on it. They don't want to meddle in compilation of libraries, operating systems, etc.
And a lot of them come from a Microsoft background, where they just double-click and start designing their apps.
darklordsatan:
--- Quote from: rickg22 on August 07, 2005, 05:03:51 am ---kagerato: Some users are newbies, they want everything preinstalled so they can start working on it. They don't want to meddle in compilation of libraries, operating systems, etc.
And a lot of them come from a Microsoft background, where they just double-click and start designing their apps.
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I couldnt agree more. while right now I like to download MinGW myself for instance, I remember back in the times when I was just starting to program (like 4 years ago or so) and you know, I barely knew about all this "compiler" fuzz, so I needed an IDE to do all the "dirty" stuff for me. And Im sure lots of people who download C::B want this behaviour.
Besides, if we talk about MinGW for example, its not really newbie-friendly when it comes to explain what packages should you download...
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