Re: C/C++ Support

Check out my Gist link.

You will need NB v21. Therefore, you will have */two/* versions 
installed. One for C/C++, and one for Java.

On 6/4/25 00:55, slipbits wrote:
> One note, I have NB 25, and in NB 25 there is no "Netbeans 8.2 Plugin 
> Portal". There is an C/C++ plugin. That could be why when I select a 
> new C/C++ project all I get is: "Lightweight C/C++ Project". And the 
> rest of your description, then, does not apply.
>
> When I eventually did establish a C/C++ environment (thanks to all of 
> you), and did link it to (Cygwin)clangd, and did begin to edit a file, 
> I also did notice that no syntax checking was done. Now this was 
> sporadic. Sometimes there was syntax checking, sometimes there wasn't. 
> I have two systems (a laptop and a worktop) and they are not 
> identical. It could be that in one system I use a Cygwin clangd and in 
> the other I use a Windows clangd. But I'm tired of trying to trace 
> down and fixe errors done because of my lack of knowledge.
>
> Now I know that all of the issues found were do to my lack of 
> knowledge, and perhaps, proficiency. I know this. And I am absolutely 
> certain that in time I will have (with all of your help) found answers 
> to my issues, gained considerable knowledge, and if I feel 
> sufficiently versed, will  have submitted a help file to NB for review 
> and distribution . I know that. But I just don't want to spend another 
> month or two getting to that point, and in the process, delaying my 
> ongoing efforts.
>
> I have found it so difficult to establish a C/C++ environment that 
> I've decided to use Eclipse for my work. This is regretful. I have 
> used NB for a couple of decades (?) and really, really like it. But 
> I've got to get some work done, and Eclipse has tutorials, guides, and 
> manuals to help me understand it and resolve issues.
>
> Please, when (after what, 12 years) NB establishes a working and 
> documented environment for C/C++ send me a notification so that I can 
> use it again.
>
> Thanks.
> art
>
> On 4/5/2025 2:33 AM, Bradley Willcott wrote:
>> Hi there.
>> I have been doing some investigating into this issue: "A lack of 
>> C/C++ support in Netbeans".
>>
>> As the process includes a lot of screenshots, I have created a GitHub 
>> Gist:
>> https://gist.github.com/bewillcott/ddb8a4d6d08b4d9070daa1bc4399f7e6
>>
>> I hope this comes though properly.
>>
>> Brad.
>>
>>
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