Programming in Ubuntu

[suki]

Suki,

Excuse me if I am wrong, but it looks like you are beginnig programmer. We had a poll recently, in opinion of many python is best language for a beginner. Less pain, more fun. Is there special reasons you want to go C/C++/Java?

The reason for such languages is because of courses taken and intend to take put importance on said languages. According to one of my professors "I want you to feel the pain".

[suki]

Start with the Code::Blocks IDE: http://codeblocks.org/

This is how to tame the Code::Blocks IDE for C/C++ programming in Ubuntu 6.06/6.10.

Install necessities
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential subversion

$ sudo apt-get install automake1.9 autoconf libtool

$ sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev wx-common libwxgtk2.6-0 libwxgtk2.6-dev

$ sudo ldconfig
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Download the latest version of Code::Blocks
$ mkdir $HOME/cb
$ cd $HOME/cb

$ svn checkout http://svn.berlios.de/svnroot/repos/codeblocks/trunk

Prepare for it
$ cd trunk

Read instructions
$ cat BUILD

Configure source.
$ ./bootstrap
$ ./configure --enable-contrib

Compile it
$ make

Install it
$ sudo make install
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Run & test it
$ codeblocks

At first start, select "GNU GCC compiler" from the list.

Where did it put it? In case you wanna create an icon for C::B?
$ which codeblocks
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Note 1:
If you want to develope OpenGL (glut) applications, install FreeGlut first
$ sudo apt-get install freeglut3 freeglut3-dev

An important tip: Say: /usr when it asks "Please, Select GLUT's location:" in the Code::Blocks' glut-wizard (project wizard).
Read also Note 2 below.
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Note 2 !:
If you want to develope GLFW applications, install GLFW first ( http://glfw.sourceforge.net/ )

And fix a minor bug in Ubuntu 6.06 and 6.10.
During compilation of OpenGL , Glut and GLFW apps, the Code::Blocks will complain that it cannot find and link to "Xxf86vm" library.

Ubuntu has Xxf86vm, but it's not sym-linked properly. Does Ubuntu's dev-people have a reason for this bug ?
$ locate Xxf86vm
....

This command will fix the error.
$ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libXxf86vm.so.1 /usr/lib/libXxf86vm.so

Enjoy.

Very useful, thank you!
I didn't follow your Note 1 and 2 because I didn't think I would need those two features until much later. But if I do need them, if uses the commands as is would it still be okay even though Code Blocks is already installed?

[moma]

if uses the commands as is would it still be okay even though Code Blocks is already installed?

Yes.
You can run the commands (in Note 1 and 2) either before or after installation of Code::Blocks.
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Note:
Code::Blocks' source code is updated quite frequently. You can update your version by re-running the commands
$ cd $HOME/cb
$ svn checkout http://svn.berlios.de/svnroot/repos/codeblocks/trunk
...
etc.
...
$ sudo make install

[nsleiman]

I was aware of the line to compile. The reason I asked about graphical popup is because I developed a small game on Netbeans with Windows and I wanted to see how it ran on Ubuntu.

Do you happen to know of any java compiler that's useful to see GUI popup?

you can install netbeans5.5 on your ubuntu box and try to compile/launch this prog from it (since it was originally compiled on netbeans/windows). if its a jar try from the console java -jar xxx.

good luck

[Tomosaur]

I don't understand what you mean by GUI popup. No compiler I've used has done anything except give a text output. Do you mean 'will it compile a GUI program'? The answer is yes. You need to RUN the compiled program, however.

[Rui Pais]

Start with the Code::Blocks IDE: http://codeblocks.org/

This is how to tame the Code::Blocks IDE for C/C++ programming in Ubuntu 6.06/6.10.

Install necessities
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential subversion

$ sudo apt-get install automake1.9 autoconf libtool

$ sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev wx-common libwxgtk2.6-0 libwxgtk2.6-dev

$ sudo ldconfig
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Download the latest version of Code::Blocks
$ mkdir $HOME/cb
$ cd $HOME/cb

$ svn checkout http://svn.berlios.de/svnroot/repos/codeblocks/trunk

Cd into source directory
$ cd trunk

Read instructions
$ cat BUILD

Configure source.
$ ./bootstrap
$ ./configure --enable-contrib

Compile it
$ make

Install it
$ sudo make install

hi, thanks!!
Many useful. May i suggest an extra option?

Replacing 'sudo make install' with 'sudo checkinstall -D' will create an deb packages
that make it easier to install and uninstall and/or distribute.
Just need to run and change at the option [2] - name: trunk -> codeblocks
and [3] - Version: 'unacceptable several lines of trunk numbers' -> something your prefer on one line, like -r3511 or 20070120-3511.

And a nice manageable deb will be produced

[vlado]

While trying to compile Code::Blocks from svn, the g++ keeps on finding errors like:
../../../src/include/safedelete.h:18: error: extra ';'
and so on for many other header files...
Is there something wrong with g++ 4.1.2?
Is there some "known" fix for this or just hand fixing all the header files?

thanks