what's the best stable editor & compiler for c++ with gui & under linux? [closed]

Answer 1

I like SciTE on linux and windows.

It's very lightweight, and customizable.

Answer 2

Staying on the realm of the free stuff, probably Eclipse with its C++ plugin, otherwise I code using g++ + gdb + make + gvim + other gnu stuff. The results are awesome, but the learning curve is severe.

Depending on what are you coding, there's Qt designer and KDevelop, too, but I haven't used them.

ADDED: Reading back your original question, you seem to want something (a list of programs) that's not yet an IDE, though it offers a GUI. I don't remember any GUIs for gcc, but gdb did have a GUI called DDD. So you'll have to use the console at least some of the time.

Answer 3

Eclipse is good. Netbeans with it's plugin is also nice. You could also use Kdevelop(very configurable).

If you want GUI Moranar mentioned QT desiner. There is also Glade(GTK bindings), and WxGlade(wx bindings for several languages including C++).

Answer 4

Code::Blocks works well as a C++ IDE for both Windows and Linux. I now use it exclusively at work (on both platforms), and much prefer it to the likes of Visual Studio. I find the code completion tends to work a bit better too!

It's pretty good at picking up available compilers and works with gcc, MinGW and the Visual Studio compiler and it also has debugging capabilities.

Answer 5

KDevelop, code::blocks, Eclipse

Answer 6

I'm not sure if your question is an exact duplicate but this has been discussed several times. See this answer for a good listing of all the other Q & A threads where this has been discussed. Or select the IDE tag.

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Edit:

I suppose this will probably sound nasty but I can't think of another way to say this so apologies in advance if this sounds rude:

As far as I know (and I'm sure people will correct me if I'm wrong) the main difference between an IDE and an editor/compiler combo is the presence of an integrated debugger. Since I cannot imagine doing serious development work without a debugger handy, why not just say "IDE" and be done with it? I mean you'll need a debugger anyway--why not just get the whole thing in one package and call it a day? If you really don't need a debugger around then please share what sort of development you're doing that you only need to write and compile code without ever needing to debug it.

I understand the "if you don't use it, don't pay for it" philosophy but I think saying "Well, I'll just get an editor and compiler because I don't need the extra overhead of an IDE" is just a false proposition in this particular case.