Dev-C++ 5.6.1 released

A newer version is available!

Time for some fixes for the 5.6.x series.

Changes - Version 5.6.1 - 12 Februari 2014

• Added rm.exe to MinGW 4.8.1 compiler sets. This prevents the "CreateProcess(rm.exe...)" error when rebuilding.
• Updated blog URL in English.lng.
• Fixed UI glitch in the Debug Tab: the gdb log was invisible.
• Fixed an undo bug in Duplicate Line functionality.
• Project unit information in .dev files is only read once instead of twice now.
• Updated Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) translations.
• Added "Move Selection Up/Down" functionality (listens to Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down by default).
• Specific symbol completion options are now greyed out when the global option is disabled in Editor Options.
• When selecting a folder, one can now create, edit and delete folders inside the select window.
• The Import from MSVC and "Tip of the day" windows now use the global UI font.
• Fixed some bugs in the preprocessor: more complete code completion is available now.
• Improved code completion and formatting for function pointers.
• Code completion input from included files is now preserved when editing files.
• Removed ghost entries in the class browser that would randomly disappear and cause crashes when clicked on.
• Added an icon and the company name information to the uninstaller in the Programs and Features list.
• More bugs that I forgot about or are not important enough to mention.

Download

• The setup which includes MinGW32 4.8.1 can be downloaded here (63MB).
• The setup which includes TDM-GCC x64 4.8.1 can be downloaded here (47MB).
• The setup which does not include a compiler can be downloaded here (2MB).
• The portable version which includes MinGW32 4.8.1 can be downloaded here (36MB).
• The portable version which includes TDM-GCC x64 4.8.1 can be downloaded here (34MB).
• The portable version which does not include a compiler can be downloaded here (2MB).
• The latest tested compilers can be downloaded here.
• Lastly, the source code can be found here (1MB).

Choosing between 32bit and 64bit

• The 64bit compiler will fully work op 32bit systems.
• The 64bit compiler can create 64bit and 32bit executables and DLLs.
• The 64bit compiler currently provides much more headers and libraries.
• The 32bit compiler can only create 32bit executables and DLLs.

Dev-C++ 5.6.0 released

Here's the big sort of late new years' update. Included is a new compiler, a rewritten code parser and more.

Changes - Version 5.6.0 - 24 Januari 2014

• Updated TDM64 and MinGW32 to version 4.8.1.
• The class browser can now show the contents of system includes.
• Added a compiler set selector to the toolbar.
• The Remove Unit Form is resizable again.
• Code completion now also works on modified files.
• The parser now processes preprocessor lines too.
• Parsing speed has been improved by around 400% (average of my own projects).
• Added "Duplicate Line" and "Delete Line" functions to Menu >> Edit.
• When only changing case during a Rename, the input file will not be deleted anymore.
• Project templates now also accept the old "Catagory" input field again.
• Fixed an "External Exception" when handling compiler sets.
• When parsing, the status bar does not flicker anymore.
• The executable version number is equal to the official version number again.
• Added about twenty previously hardcoded text items to the language tables.
• Cache saving speed has been improved infinitely when the cache is bigger than 16MiB.
• Users can now input a correspondence e-mail into the crash reporter message.
• In Editor Options, the "Symbol Completion" section has been moved to the "Code Completion" section.
• Completed closing symbols are now deleted when the corresponding opening character is deleted.
• Fixed a argument highlighting problem in the function tooltip.
• As of 5.6.0 RC1, a different completion cache file format is used. Older versions are not forward compatible.
• The console pauser can now pass 32K characters to the running program instead of just 1K.
• Fixed a bug in the first time config window that caused a crash when no compilers were installed.
• Updated Chinese and Chinese (traditional) translations.
• Added a std::thread example. Only compiles on TDM-GCC based installations.

Download

• The setup which includes MinGW32 4.8.1 can be downloaded here (63MB).
• The setup which includes TDM-GCC x64 4.8.1 can be downloaded here (47MB).
• The setup which does not include a compiler can be downloaded here (2MB).
• The portable version which includes MinGW32 4.8.1 can be downloaded here (36MB).
• The portable version which includes TDM-GCC x64 4.8.1 can be downloaded here (34MB).
• The portable version which does not include a compiler can be downloaded here (2MB).
• The latest tested compilers can be downloaded here.
• Lastly, the source code can be found here (1MB).

Choosing between 32bit and 64bit

• The 64bit compiler will fully work op 32bit systems.
• The 64bit compiler can create 64bit and 32bit executables and DLLs.
• The 64bit compiler currently provides much more headers and libraries.
• The 32bit compiler can only create 32bit executables and DLLs.