A free, open-source, portable and extensible C/C++ IDE. Old Bloodshed versions are buggy and ship with a very outdated GCC compiler. Do yourself a favor: don't use the old versions. See 'info' for alternatives.
The latest version of Dev-C (4.9.9.2, which by the way is a beta) currently has over 350 open bugs according to Sourceforge's bug tracker , and possibly more that are not accounted for.Furthermore, due to the fact that the dev-packs system is no longer being updated, that feature itself has also become broken with many packs being either outdated or no longer existent. Nov 09, 2019 Bloodshed Dev C Review. Dev-C is an integrated development environment to program in the C language. It uses the MinGW compiler or any other variant of the GCC family. It is a practical environment developed on Delphi that stands out for its clarity and simplicity.
As of June 2011 Orwell, a developer independent from Bloodshed (the original developers of Dev-C++), is releasing improved and updated versions of Dev-C++. Therefore, it is not recommended to stick with the old Bloodshed Dev-C++ versions. Consider upgrading to for example:
- Orwell Dev-C++ is free, open-source, ships with a 64bit compiler including the latest resources like the Windows 7 API, and can be made fully portable with zero effort.
- Microsoft has a freeware version of their excellent Visual Studio IDE available here.
- NetBeans, free, open-source, cross-platform IDE (see 'C and C++ Development')
- Qt Creator is a free, open-source, cross-platform IDE for building C++ applications.
- Code::Blocks is often hailed as the obvious replacement for Dev-C++. It is free, open-source, cross-platform, and can be extended with plugins.
- Eclipse is also a free, open-source, cross-platform IDE with pretty robust C++ support.
And of course, countless others are available.
So do yourself and everyone else a favor: don't use Bloodshed Dev-C++.
Bloodshed Dev C++ 4.9.9.2
