LudumData

c++ help!!

[raw] LD21MiniLD 05. Aug 2011 · 09:25 UTC · 13 days before compo start by Vladp995 · 0

Hello!
I wanted to ask people that are developing games in c++ for a little help.
I’m familiar with the c++ language and studied it once, and I want to write a game in c++ in this ludum dare.
I’ve tried to install visual studio 2010 and 2008 but they both keep failing (due to some odd setup memory leak) and also I’ve tried to install eclipse++ but I had a problem with the libraries.
So can someone please give me a good c++ IDE that he is familiar with, or maybe someone familiar with my problems and can help.
Many thanks for help.

Comments

05. Aug 2011 · 09:44 UTC
It’s probably worth persevering with VS, as it’s widely used and well-supported. A memory leak wouldn’t stop you installing, unless it actually ran out of RAM during the install. What is the error message?
05. Aug 2011 · 11:41 UTC
I liked Code::Blocks, but as Winterblood said, you should try to stick with VS, as it’s the IDE I had the least problems with.
05. Aug 2011 · 12:21 UTC
I agree with both the others. Code::Blocks and VS.
05. Aug 2011 · 13:40 UTC
Doesn’t seem to me like a particularly good idea to keep switching IDEs due to installation problems and minor technical problems like that. You will need to give us a bit more info on what the problems you’re having are though.
05. Aug 2011 · 15:51 UTC
I never really got an error, but I waited about 3 hours after the first ‘next’ button and the installation process took >1GB RAM instead of the 100MB RAM at the beginning, so I just killed the process. I’ve tried this with 2008 installation and got the same results.

The first time I’ve tried to install VS 2010 it run fine but in the middle of the installation my computer crashed and so the installation, since then any VS installation started to crash. I’ve found this problem familiar at the microsoft forum and they gave me an uninstall tool that should fix it but it didn’t work.
huhwhozat
05. Aug 2011 · 15:57 UTC
I personally don’t like it very much, but DevC++ has quite a bit of credibility.