Dev-C++

Dev-C++

Dev-C++ showing its updated UI and new variable browsing options
Developer(s)	Bloodshed Software, Orwell
Stable release	4.9.9.2 5.0.0.7 (Unofficial) / February 21, 2005; 6 years ago (2005-02-21) November 9, 2011; 7 days ago (2011-11-09) (Unofficial)
Development status	Active
Written in	Delphi
Operating system	Microsoft Windows, Linux (alpha only)
Type	Integrated development environment
License	GNU General Public License
Website	bloodshed.net orwellengine.blogspot.com (Unofficial)

Dev-C++ is a free integrated development environment (IDE) distributed under the GNU General Public License for programming in C and C++. MinGW, a free compiler, is bundled with it. The IDE is written in Delphi.

The project is hosted by SourceForge. Dev-C++ was originally developed by programmer Colin Laplace. Dev-C++ runs exclusively on Microsoft Windows.

Bloodshed Dev-C++ is a full-featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for the C and C++ programming languages. It uses the MinGW port of the GCC as its compiler. Dev-C++ can also be used in combination with Cygwin or any other GCC-based compiler.^[1]

One additional aspect of Dev-C++ is its use of DevPaks, packaged extensions on the programming environment with additional libraries, templates, and utilities. DevPaks often contain, but are not limited to, GUI utilities, including popular toolkits such as GTK+, wxWidgets, and FLTK. Other DevPaks include libraries for more advanced function use.

Dev-C++ is generally considered a Windows-only program, but there are attempts to create a Linux version: header files and path delimiters are switchable between platforms. More work needs to be done though.

Devpaks

Users of Dev-C++ can download additional libraries, or packages of code that increase the scope and functionality of Dev-C++, such as graphics, compression, animation, sound support and many more. Users can create Devpaks and host them for free on the site. Also, they are not limited to use with Dev-C++. The site says "A typical devpak will work with any MinGW distribution (with any IDE for MinGW)".

Development status

The project was no longer noticeably active, with no news posted nor any updated versions released from February 22, 2005 to June 2011. In a 2006 forum post, lead developer Colin Laplace stated that he was busy with real-life issues and did not have time to continue development of Dev-C++.^[2] However there is a development team that has taken the Dev-C++ IDE and added new features such as support for multiple compilers and a RAD designer for wxWidgets applications. This IDE can be found under the name wxDev-C++.

On June 30, 2011 an unofficial version 4.9.9.3 of Dev-C++ was released by an independent programmer,^[3] featuring the more recent GCC 4.5.2 compiler, Windows' SDK resources (Win32 and D3D), numerous bugfixes, and improved stability. On August 27, after five years of officially being in a beta stage, version 5.0 was released by the developer from Orwell's blog.^[4] This version also has its own separate SourceForge^[5] page since version 5.0.0.5, because the old developer isn't responding to combining requests.

See also

Free software portal

• Code::Blocks
• wxDev-C++
• Comparison of integrated development environments

References

1. ^ bloodshed.net
2. ^ http://sourceforge.net/projects/dev-cpp/forums/forum/33286/topic/1334635
3. ^ http://orwellengine.blogspot.com/2011/06/dev-c-4993-released.html
4. ^ http://orwellengine.blogspot.com/2011/10/dev-c-5005-released.html
5. ^ https://sourceforge.net/projects/orwelldevcpp/

External links

• Dev-C++ at SourceForge.net
• post-4.9.9.2 Dev-C++ releases at SourceForge.net
• DevPaks.org
• Blog of post-4.9.9.2 releases
• wxDev-C++
• Dev-C++ Portable at SourceForge.net
• GLUT Packages for Dev C++ users
• GLUT Installation for Dev C++