Using Dev-C++:
This section is probably why you are here. All programming done for CSCI-2025 will require separate compilation projects (i.e. class header file(s), class implementation file(s) and a main/application/client/driver file). This process is relatively easy as long as you know what Dev-C++ requires to do this. In this page you will be given instructions using the Project menu choice. In another handout you will be given instructions on how to manually compile, link and execute C++ files at the command prompt of a command window.
Step 1:
Configure Dev-C++. We need to modify one of the default settings to allow you to use the debugger with your programs. Go to the "Tools" menu and select "Compiler Options". In the "Settings" tab, click on "Linker" in the left panel, and change "Generate debugging information" click 'ok'
Step 2:
Create a new project. A "project" can be considered as a container that is used to store all the elements that are required to compile a program. Go to the "File" menu and select "New", "Project...". Choose "Empty Project" and make sure "C++ project" is selected. Here you will also give your project a name. You can give your project any valid filename, but keep in mind that the name of your project will also be the name of your final executable. Once you have entered a name for your project, click "OK". Dev-C++ will now ask you where to save your project.
Step 3:
Create/add source file(s). You can add empty source files one of two ways: Go to the "File" menu and select "New Source File" (or just press CTRL+N) OR Go to the "Project" menu and select "New File". Note that Dev-C++ will not ask for a filename for any new source file until you attempt to: 1. Compile 2. Save the project 3. Save the source file 4. Exit Dev-C++,You can add pre-existing source files one of two ways: Go to the "Project" menu and select "Add to Project" OR Right-click on the project name in the left-hand panel and select "Add to Project".
Step 4:
Compile. Once you have entered all of your source code, you are ready to compile. Go to the "Execute" menu and select "Compile" (or just press CTRL+F9). It is likely that you will get some kind of compiler or linker error the first time you attempt to compile a project. Syntax errors will be displayed in the "Compiler" tab at the bottom of the screen. You can double click on any error to take you to the place in the source code where it occurred. The "Linker" tab will flash if there are any linker errors. Linker errors are generally the result of syntax errors not allowing one of the files to compile. Once your project successfully compiles, the "Compile Progress" dialog box will have a status of "Done". At this point, you may click "Close.
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Execute. You can now run your program. Go to the "Execute" menu, choose "Run". Note: to pass command-line parameters to your program, go to the "Execute" menu, choose "Parameters" and type in any parameters you wish to pass. Disappearing windows If you execute your program (with or without parameters), you may notice something peculiar; a console window will pop up, flash some text and disappear. The problem is that, if directly executed, console program windows close after the program exits. You can solve this problem one of two ways:
Method 1 - Adding one library call: On the line before the main's return enter:
system("Pause");
Method 2 - Scaffolding: Add the following code before any return statement in main() or any exit() or abort() statement (in any Function):
/* Scaffolding code for testing purposes */
cin.ignore(256, '\n');
cout << "Press ENTER to continue..." << endl;
cin.get();
/* End Scaffolding */
This will give you a chance to view any output before the program terminates and the window closes.
Method 3 - Command-prompt: Alternatively, instead of using Dev-C++ to invoke your program, you can just open an MS-DOS Prompt, go to the directory where your program was compiled (i.e. where you saved the project) and enter the program name (along with any parameters). The commandprompt window will not close when the program terminates.
Step 6:
Debug. When things aren't happening the way you planned, a source-level debugger can be a great tool in determining what really is going on. Dev-C++'s basic debugger functions are controlled via the "Debug" tab at the bottom of the screen; more advanced functions are available in the "Debug" menu. Using the debugger: The various features of the debugger are pretty obvious. Click the "Run to cursor" icon to run your program and pause at the current source code cursor location; Click "Next Step" to step through the code; Click "Add Watch" to monitor variables. Setting breakpoints is as easy as clicking in the black space next to the line in the source code. See the Dev-C++ help topic "Debugging Your Program" for more information.
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