Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Dev-C++ 4.9.9.6 released

Well, times for some fixes then. This version fixes all the bugs I'm aware of and comes with an upgraded versioning system.




Changes - Version 4.9.9.6 - 20 Juli 2011
  • Fixed the language option in the executable information tab. It didn't properly set the listbox to the saved setting (losing settings upon next save).
  • Fixed a bug in the file association code: icons were missing.
  • Lines like 'in member function', 'in constructor' and 'in destructor' are now properly formatted in the Compiler Tab (no line and col numbers anymore).
  • Added line and column formatting for 'In static member function'.
  • Fixed the file version string: it now keeps in sync with incremented build numbers.
  • The spin edits which control the Project file version are now kept in sync with the strings below.
  • Added an option to synchronize product and file versions.
  • Set the default installation directory to C:\Program Files (x86)\Dev-Cpp instead of C:\Dev-Cpp.


Important notices
  1. The options format has changed. If you want to reuse an old config file (NOT recommended), or, more importantly, when you're overriding Compiler Options in your project, you need to re-set these project settings once and save the project. You'll then have an updated 4.9.9.3 project file.
  2. This version has GCC built-in instead of being an aditional package. It also contains D3D9/10/11, GDI, Win32 and OpenGL headers and libraries in that flavor.
  3. This version is now fully portable. If you also don't want Dev to leave anything behind in the registry, please select "Portable" or "Minimal" in the setup options.
  4. For ultimate portable programming, please launch devcppPortable.exe.lnk located in the main folder of the portable zip download. This will make dev save its configuration files in the same folder as the executable.


Download
The setup can be downloaded here. The Portable zip version can be downloaded here. The source code can be found here.


Problems
  • FIXED: 'Candidates are' is gone when compiler suggests functions.
  • FIXED: 'include\sys\' and 'include\' auto-include directories are conflicting.
  • FIXED: Current line and column are not set when opening a file.
  • FIXED: error: (instead of note:) Candidate is: is not properly formatted.

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Dev-C++ 4.9.9.5 released

Yes, another update. This one comes with a few more urgent fixes and a portable version (the previous setup left some marks on PC's) can be downloaded in a zip format.




Changes - Version 4.9.9.5 - 16 Juli 2011
  • Added column reporting for a few more error types.
  • Made a proper portable version this time: it comes in a 7zip file, saving a few more registry entries compared to 4.9.9.4's portable setup.
  • The uninstaller now adds itself to Windows' "Programs and Features" list.


Important notices
  1. The options format has changed. If you want to reuse an old config file (NOT recommended), or, more importantly, when you're overriding Compiler Options in your project, you need to re-set these project settings once and save the project. You'll then have an updated 4.9.9.3 project file.
  2. This version has GCC built-in instead of being an aditional package. It also contains D3D9/10/11, GDI, Win32 and OpenGL headers and libraries in that flavor.
  3. This version is now fully portable. If you also don't want Dev to leave anything behind in the registry, please select "Portable" or "Minimal" in the setup options.


Download
The setup can be downloaded here. The Portable zip version can be downloaded here. The source code can be found here.


Problems
  • FIXED: The NSIS installer overestimates the installation size before unpacking by 50MiB. Don't have a clue why.
  • FIXED: Some old (pre-4.9.9.3) setup code forces users to not install Dev in a path which includes spaces. However, when I tried running the portable version from inside "Program Files (x86)", everything worked just fine. Bottom line: I need to do some housekeeping in that NSIS code.