Re: C/C++ Support

Hi Ulf;

Way back in the bottom of this email, I asked about C/C++ support. Some 
answers followed.

I work in a Windows environment and have cygwin (a Windows Linux) with 
mingw and gcc.

There is no documentation of what is required for entries in "Compile 
Command", "Build", "Clean" or "Run". So, I've tried different versions 
of paths to reference the gcc toolset. So far, none have worked, except 
for "Clean". What is more than puzzling is how to specify what is being 
compiled to the compiler. In my case, I would like to use something like 
"g++ -c -o obj/?"  where the "?" is a question as to how I can specify 
that the object file created goes to a separate directory.

This means that I have given up. My current procedure is to use g++ 
directly in a script or by typing in a bash shell. I use:
g++ -c obj/$1 $1 in a bash script to compile a file, and
     for i in *.cpp; g++ -c obj/$i.o $i 2>> error.log; done. To compile 
everything and save the errors.

Don't really know what else to do.  There are no descriptions to follow, 
nothing to say "hey, this is the correct way to do things", and there 
hasn't been since NB 8.0. Without any guidelines it becomes a matter of 
experimentation. And when you run out of ideas, why then, your done.

As a suggestion, if you are having undue difficulty then separate the 
compile, build, run and debug tasks from NB and do it externally. That 
allows you to go forward. Otherwise you may be experimenting for a bit.

As another note, for referencing CCLS or clangd, go to tools -> options 
-> C/C++. I have no idea whether it works but I use
"C:\cygwin64\usr\clangd\bin\clangd.exe". Note that there is a selection 
you have to make at the bottom, "Preferred server".

And one more (snarky) comment. In my C++ setup, the "Run -> Compile 
file" selection is grayed out, so even if I wanted to, I can't work 
effectively.

As to debug, well, since I have never gotten compiles and builds to 
work, I've never gotten as far as debugging. But if I had, there is no 
information as to what debugger is being used, this effects the compile 
phase, and I don't think that there is an option to allow specification 
of what debugger you want. There is also, no way to specify search 
paths, which in my case means that I have to change my Windows 
environment PATH to include cygwin paths.

I've been asking for help for C/C++ setup for years, yep, years. I would 
be willing to take a try at developing documentation  but I have never 
been able to get it to work so I can't write about anything but failures.

If this all sounds like I'm frustrated, well, I am. And if it sounds, or 
looks, like I'm not accurate in what I say, it's because I don't know 
better. But, I truly do like NB, and I do think that the people who are 
movers and shakers have done a great job, and one which I would like to 
thank them for. But the developers attention have shifted from C/C++.

art

On 3/2/2025 6:07 PM, Ulf Zibis wrote:
> Hi Brad,
>
> it seems you have good luck with it.
>
> I have set up a small C project with NB 24 on Ubuntu to build a 
> library. Package ccls is installed. Must i be somehow registered in NB?
> The build command is:
> cc -s -ggdb -shared -fPIC media.c -o libmedia.so
>
> When I set a breakpoint at some line and run "Debug", the program does 
> not stop at that line, and I don't see any variables.
>
> How does that work?
>
> Can someone tell me where the projects properties are saved?
> I don't see a folder like .nbproject in my projects folder.
>
> Regards,
> Ulf
>
> Am 24.11.24 um 18:50 schrieb Bradley Willcott:
>> There is a plug-in: CPPLite Kit.
>> I am using NB23.
>> This kit needs either: ccls, or clangd.
>>
>> I'm running on Linux and using ccls.
>> Regards,
>> Brad.
>>
>> On 23/11/24 23:58, Ron Patton wrote:
>>> Have you received an answer?  I'm still on version 12 due to this
>>> issue.  I tried moving on from version 12 and the upgrade failed
>>> miserably.  The C/C++ issue was one of the impediments.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Ron / W4MMP
>>>
>>> On 11/8/2024 11:41, slipbits wrote:
>>>> Is C/C++ still supported? I've been trying to use Netbeans as my C/C++
>>>> IDE and have so far been unsuccessful. I have used it for Java with no
>>>> issues, but I can't seem to get it going for C/C++. Is there any
>>>> documentation or FAQ that can be used as a guideline for setup?
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>>
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