Customize compiler command in C++ IDEs

Customize compiler command in C++ IDEs - c++

Is it possible to customize or specify the command for compiling in codeblocks or any of the other IDEs like NetBeans and Eclipse C++?
I'm asking this because I tried all those IDEs and no one can find the libraries even though it's there listed in the code assistance list (NetBeans 7.2). However, when I compile it in shell in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, the libraries are located and the program can be compiled.
I use one of the commands:
gcc -lGL -lglut filetoCompile.cpp -o compiled.sh
g++ -lGL -lglut filetoCompile.cpp -o compiled.sh
to compile. I'm trying to use glut for open GL stuff and this is the library it can't find. I assume it may be the same for other third party libraries I may add in the future that's why I really need to get this fixed that's why my plan is to have the IDE use that command instead because it might work.
What's also odd is that my /usr/local/lib directory only contains 2 folders: python 2.7 and python 3.2. I'm not sure if this has an effect but is this normal? Shouldn't the libraries somehow be found here and the headers are in /usr/local/include?
The header files are located in /usr/include. Is this the correct location?

Generally speaking, yes this is possible.
In Eclipse CDT, you can set the directory where the header files are in this window:
Right click on project name; Properties; C/C++ General; Paths and symbols; Includes;
In window you must add all directories that contain header files for the functions/classes you want auto completion for. For example, my configuration is:
/usr/include/c++/4.4.5
/usr/local/include
/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.5/include
to find which folder contain an header file you can use the find or locate command, and set the IDE properly.

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exe file won't run on other devices [duplicate]

I have been working on a project (a game to be specific) and I feel that I should start over with different libraries. So when doing this I reinstalled Code::Blocks and setup my new libraries and includes.
But as of now Im having a problem starting u[ my new project to test if all of the includes work. This problem is: libstdc++-6.dll was not found. At first i wondered if I could just find this file online, but its nowhere to be found(or at least the many places I have searched...) Soon after, I tried loading up my old project, and the same problem happened again(wierd... ._.) I was thinking its maybe my compiler, so I used my older compiler and it did the same thing! At this moment I held the problem off for tomorrow(which is today)
So my question is: If anyone else had this problem, how would you solve it?
Im using Code::Blocks with MinGW as the compiler on Windows Vista 32 bit.
*****EDIT*****
Here are the Build options in my project. Note that these are the settings in the Project, not the global compiler:
In (project name)->Compiler settings->Otehr options:
(I use // to seperate the commands)
-mthreads//
-fmessage-length=0//
-fexceptions//
-fident//
In (project name)->Compiler settings->#define:
WIN32//
_WINDOWS//
In (project name)->Linker settings->Other linker options:
-static-libstdc++//
-static-libgcc//
-Wl,--enable-auto-image-base//
-Wl,--add-stdcall-alias//
-Wl,--enable-auto-import//
In linker->link libraries i have various links to files with a .a extension, these files include Bullet PHysics, Ogre3D, and SFML
In the search directories i have links to the MinGW/bin, and the MinGW/lib directories, along with other links to different libraries.
My Compiler is MinGW, a GNU GCC compiler for windows 32 bit. and the IDE is Codeblocks. Also note that in Debug and Release settings on the project, there is nothing.
Most of these setings are also pieces that i got from the Ogre3D Application setup tutorial if that is of any help.

If you are using MingW to compile C++ code on Windows, you may like to add the options -static-libgcc and -static-libstdc++ to link the C and C++ standard libraries statically and thus remove the need to carry around any separate copies of those. Version management of libraries is a pain in Windows, so I've found this approach the quickest and cleanest solution to creating Windows binaries.

As far as I know, this is the C++ Runtime Library. So it depends on the compiler you use to create your program (A new version will include some C++0x stuff, an older version will probably not for instance. It depends of the compiler and of its version).
If you use MinGW then you should use the libstdc++-6.dll found into the folder of this compiler. MinGW/bin folder should be the place to search for it on your computer.
If you copy this file in the same directory as your executable, it should be OK.

Simply removing libstdc++-6.dll.a \ libstdc++.dll.a from the mingw directory fixes this.
I tried using the flag -static-libstdc++ but this did not work for me.
I found the solution in: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/4468#

This error also occurred when I compiled with MinGW using gcc with the following options:
-lstdc++ -lm, rather than g++
I did not notice these options, and added: -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
I still got the error, and finally realized I was using gcc, and changed the compiler to g++ and removed -stdc++ and -lm, and everything linked fine.
(I was using LINK.c rather than LINK.cpp... use make -pn | less to see what everything does!)
I don't know why the previous author was using gcc with -stdc++. I don't see any reason not to use g++ which will link with stdc++ automatically... and as far as I know, provide other benefits (it is the c++ compiler after all).

useful to windows users who use eclipse for c/c++ but run *.exe file and get an error: "missing libstdc++6.dll"
4 ways to solve it
Eclipse ->"Project" -> "Properties" -> "C/C++ Build" -> "Settings" -> "Tool Settings" -> "MinGW C++ Linker" -> "Misscellaneous" -> "Linker flags" (add '-static' to it)
Add '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin' to current user environment variable - "Path" in Windows, then reboot eclipse, and finally recompile.
Add '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin' to Windows environment variable - "Path", then reboot eclipse, and finally recompile.
Copy the file "libstdc++-6.dll" to the path where the *.exe file is running, then rerun. (this is not a good way)
Note: the file "libstdc++-6.dll" is in the folder '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin'

I use Eclipse under Fedora 20 with MinGW for cross compile.
Use these settings and the program won't ask for libstdc++-6.dll any more.
Project type - Cross GCC
Cross Settings
Prefix: x86_64-w64-mingw32-
Path: /usr/bin
Cross GCC Compiler
Command: gcc
All Options:
-I/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include -O3
-Wall -c -fmessage-length=0
Includes: /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include
Cross G++ Compiler
Command: g++
All Options: -I/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include -O3
-Wall -c -fmessage-length=0
Includes: /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include
Cross G++ Linker
Command: g++ -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc
All Options: -L/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib -L/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin
Library search path (-L):
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin

I just had this issue.. I just added the MinGW\bin directory to the path environment variable, and it solved the issue.

I placed the libstdc++-6.dll file in the same folder where exe file is generated.

You only need to add your "mingw-install-directory"/bin/ to your Path in your System environment variables ... that's it !!

I had same problem. i fixed it. i was using Codeblocks and i save my .cpp file on desktop instead of saving it in Codeblocks file where MinGW is located. So i copied all dll files from MinGW>>bin folder to where my .cpp file was saved.

You can also copy the dll files in the directory of your exe file

I had this problem too. I was compiling in command prompt and used the flag -static.
My command before:
"g++ test.cpp -o test.exe"
and afterwards:
"g++ test.cpp -o test.exe -static"

I had the same problem and I solved it by running the compiled exe as an administrator.

Compile a c++ programm.exe without getting the Error: missing .dll while starting [duplicate]

If you are using MingW to compile C++ code on Windows, you may like to add the options -static-libgcc and -static-libstdc++ to link the C and C++ standard libraries statically and thus remove the need to carry around any separate copies of those. Version management of libraries is a pain in Windows, so I've found this approach the quickest and cleanest solution to creating Windows binaries.

As far as I know, this is the C++ Runtime Library. So it depends on the compiler you use to create your program (A new version will include some C++0x stuff, an older version will probably not for instance. It depends of the compiler and of its version).
If you use MinGW then you should use the libstdc++-6.dll found into the folder of this compiler. MinGW/bin folder should be the place to search for it on your computer.
If you copy this file in the same directory as your executable, it should be OK.

Simply removing libstdc++-6.dll.a \ libstdc++.dll.a from the mingw directory fixes this.
I tried using the flag -static-libstdc++ but this did not work for me.
I found the solution in: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/4468#

This error also occurred when I compiled with MinGW using gcc with the following options:
-lstdc++ -lm, rather than g++
I did not notice these options, and added: -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
I still got the error, and finally realized I was using gcc, and changed the compiler to g++ and removed -stdc++ and -lm, and everything linked fine.
(I was using LINK.c rather than LINK.cpp... use make -pn | less to see what everything does!)
I don't know why the previous author was using gcc with -stdc++. I don't see any reason not to use g++ which will link with stdc++ automatically... and as far as I know, provide other benefits (it is the c++ compiler after all).

useful to windows users who use eclipse for c/c++ but run *.exe file and get an error: "missing libstdc++6.dll"
4 ways to solve it
Eclipse ->"Project" -> "Properties" -> "C/C++ Build" -> "Settings" -> "Tool Settings" -> "MinGW C++ Linker" -> "Misscellaneous" -> "Linker flags" (add '-static' to it)
Add '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin' to current user environment variable - "Path" in Windows, then reboot eclipse, and finally recompile.
Add '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin' to Windows environment variable - "Path", then reboot eclipse, and finally recompile.
Copy the file "libstdc++-6.dll" to the path where the *.exe file is running, then rerun. (this is not a good way)
Note: the file "libstdc++-6.dll" is in the folder '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin'

I use Eclipse under Fedora 20 with MinGW for cross compile.
Use these settings and the program won't ask for libstdc++-6.dll any more.
Project type - Cross GCC
Cross Settings
Prefix: x86_64-w64-mingw32-
Path: /usr/bin
Cross GCC Compiler
Command: gcc
All Options:
-I/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include -O3
-Wall -c -fmessage-length=0
Includes: /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include
Cross G++ Compiler
Command: g++
All Options: -I/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include -O3
-Wall -c -fmessage-length=0
Includes: /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include
Cross G++ Linker
Command: g++ -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc
All Options: -L/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib -L/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin
Library search path (-L):
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin

I just had this issue.. I just added the MinGW\bin directory to the path environment variable, and it solved the issue.

I placed the libstdc++-6.dll file in the same folder where exe file is generated.

You only need to add your "mingw-install-directory"/bin/ to your Path in your System environment variables ... that's it !!

I had same problem. i fixed it. i was using Codeblocks and i save my .cpp file on desktop instead of saving it in Codeblocks file where MinGW is located. So i copied all dll files from MinGW>>bin folder to where my .cpp file was saved.

You can also copy the dll files in the directory of your exe file

I had this problem too. I was compiling in command prompt and used the flag -static.
My command before:
"g++ test.cpp -o test.exe"
and afterwards:
"g++ test.cpp -o test.exe -static"

I had the same problem and I solved it by running the compiled exe as an administrator.

Problems Including GTK for C++ on Manjaro Linux

I've been struggling for hours to include the GTK library for manjaro in C++. I'm using VS Code, I have installed the GTK-4.0 package with the command sudo pacman -Syu gtk4 and I'm including the file /usr/include/gtk-4.0/gtk/gtk.h in my C++ program with the line #include <gtk-4.0/gtk/gtk.h>. It's throwing the error
gtk/css/gtkcss.h: No such file or directory
even though there is a file named gtkcss.h at the path /usr/include/gtk-4.0/gtk/css/gtkcss.h
I've looked all over google and I can't find anyone having the same problem, especially on the same OS. Any help is much appreciated!

You are missing an include path.
Gtk requires* pkg-config to set the include path. see https://developer.gnome.org/gtk4/unstable/gtk-compiling.html
So while you have included it with a complete path, the files inside the library still require the include path to be set.
I don't know which build system you are using, but in general gtk requires something like:
g++ $(pkg-config --cflags) -c main.cpp
This will expand to the right flags to set the include path.
*You might also do this manually by adding a -I flag. But that is prone to break if you want to compile on a different machine.

C++ windows executable compiled with Linux needs additional DLL [duplicate]

If you are using MingW to compile C++ code on Windows, you may like to add the options -static-libgcc and -static-libstdc++ to link the C and C++ standard libraries statically and thus remove the need to carry around any separate copies of those. Version management of libraries is a pain in Windows, so I've found this approach the quickest and cleanest solution to creating Windows binaries.

As far as I know, this is the C++ Runtime Library. So it depends on the compiler you use to create your program (A new version will include some C++0x stuff, an older version will probably not for instance. It depends of the compiler and of its version).
If you use MinGW then you should use the libstdc++-6.dll found into the folder of this compiler. MinGW/bin folder should be the place to search for it on your computer.
If you copy this file in the same directory as your executable, it should be OK.

Simply removing libstdc++-6.dll.a \ libstdc++.dll.a from the mingw directory fixes this.
I tried using the flag -static-libstdc++ but this did not work for me.
I found the solution in: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/4468#

This error also occurred when I compiled with MinGW using gcc with the following options:
-lstdc++ -lm, rather than g++
I did not notice these options, and added: -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
I still got the error, and finally realized I was using gcc, and changed the compiler to g++ and removed -stdc++ and -lm, and everything linked fine.
(I was using LINK.c rather than LINK.cpp... use make -pn | less to see what everything does!)
I don't know why the previous author was using gcc with -stdc++. I don't see any reason not to use g++ which will link with stdc++ automatically... and as far as I know, provide other benefits (it is the c++ compiler after all).

useful to windows users who use eclipse for c/c++ but run *.exe file and get an error: "missing libstdc++6.dll"
4 ways to solve it
Eclipse ->"Project" -> "Properties" -> "C/C++ Build" -> "Settings" -> "Tool Settings" -> "MinGW C++ Linker" -> "Misscellaneous" -> "Linker flags" (add '-static' to it)
Add '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin' to current user environment variable - "Path" in Windows, then reboot eclipse, and finally recompile.
Add '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin' to Windows environment variable - "Path", then reboot eclipse, and finally recompile.
Copy the file "libstdc++-6.dll" to the path where the *.exe file is running, then rerun. (this is not a good way)
Note: the file "libstdc++-6.dll" is in the folder '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin'

I use Eclipse under Fedora 20 with MinGW for cross compile.
Use these settings and the program won't ask for libstdc++-6.dll any more.
Project type - Cross GCC
Cross Settings
Prefix: x86_64-w64-mingw32-
Path: /usr/bin
Cross GCC Compiler
Command: gcc
All Options:
-I/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include -O3
-Wall -c -fmessage-length=0
Includes: /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include
Cross G++ Compiler
Command: g++
All Options: -I/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include -O3
-Wall -c -fmessage-length=0
Includes: /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include
Cross G++ Linker
Command: g++ -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc
All Options: -L/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib -L/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin
Library search path (-L):
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin

I just had this issue.. I just added the MinGW\bin directory to the path environment variable, and it solved the issue.

I placed the libstdc++-6.dll file in the same folder where exe file is generated.

You only need to add your "mingw-install-directory"/bin/ to your Path in your System environment variables ... that's it !!

I had same problem. i fixed it. i was using Codeblocks and i save my .cpp file on desktop instead of saving it in Codeblocks file where MinGW is located. So i copied all dll files from MinGW>>bin folder to where my .cpp file was saved.

You can also copy the dll files in the directory of your exe file

I had this problem too. I was compiling in command prompt and used the flag -static.
My command before:
"g++ test.cpp -o test.exe"
and afterwards:
"g++ test.cpp -o test.exe -static"

I had the same problem and I solved it by running the compiled exe as an administrator.

libstdc++-6.dll not found

If you are using MingW to compile C++ code on Windows, you may like to add the options -static-libgcc and -static-libstdc++ to link the C and C++ standard libraries statically and thus remove the need to carry around any separate copies of those. Version management of libraries is a pain in Windows, so I've found this approach the quickest and cleanest solution to creating Windows binaries.

As far as I know, this is the C++ Runtime Library. So it depends on the compiler you use to create your program (A new version will include some C++0x stuff, an older version will probably not for instance. It depends of the compiler and of its version).
If you use MinGW then you should use the libstdc++-6.dll found into the folder of this compiler. MinGW/bin folder should be the place to search for it on your computer.
If you copy this file in the same directory as your executable, it should be OK.

Simply removing libstdc++-6.dll.a \ libstdc++.dll.a from the mingw directory fixes this.
I tried using the flag -static-libstdc++ but this did not work for me.
I found the solution in: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/4468#

This error also occurred when I compiled with MinGW using gcc with the following options:
-lstdc++ -lm, rather than g++
I did not notice these options, and added: -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
I still got the error, and finally realized I was using gcc, and changed the compiler to g++ and removed -stdc++ and -lm, and everything linked fine.
(I was using LINK.c rather than LINK.cpp... use make -pn | less to see what everything does!)
I don't know why the previous author was using gcc with -stdc++. I don't see any reason not to use g++ which will link with stdc++ automatically... and as far as I know, provide other benefits (it is the c++ compiler after all).

useful to windows users who use eclipse for c/c++ but run *.exe file and get an error: "missing libstdc++6.dll"
4 ways to solve it
Eclipse ->"Project" -> "Properties" -> "C/C++ Build" -> "Settings" -> "Tool Settings" -> "MinGW C++ Linker" -> "Misscellaneous" -> "Linker flags" (add '-static' to it)
Add '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin' to current user environment variable - "Path" in Windows, then reboot eclipse, and finally recompile.
Add '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin' to Windows environment variable - "Path", then reboot eclipse, and finally recompile.
Copy the file "libstdc++-6.dll" to the path where the *.exe file is running, then rerun. (this is not a good way)
Note: the file "libstdc++-6.dll" is in the folder '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin'

I use Eclipse under Fedora 20 with MinGW for cross compile.
Use these settings and the program won't ask for libstdc++-6.dll any more.
Project type - Cross GCC
Cross Settings
Prefix: x86_64-w64-mingw32-
Path: /usr/bin
Cross GCC Compiler
Command: gcc
All Options:
-I/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include -O3
-Wall -c -fmessage-length=0
Includes: /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include
Cross G++ Compiler
Command: g++
All Options: -I/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include -O3
-Wall -c -fmessage-length=0
Includes: /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include
Cross G++ Linker
Command: g++ -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc
All Options: -L/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib -L/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin
Library search path (-L):
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin

I just had this issue.. I just added the MinGW\bin directory to the path environment variable, and it solved the issue.

I placed the libstdc++-6.dll file in the same folder where exe file is generated.

You only need to add your "mingw-install-directory"/bin/ to your Path in your System environment variables ... that's it !!

I had same problem. i fixed it. i was using Codeblocks and i save my .cpp file on desktop instead of saving it in Codeblocks file where MinGW is located. So i copied all dll files from MinGW>>bin folder to where my .cpp file was saved.

You can also copy the dll files in the directory of your exe file

I had this problem too. I was compiling in command prompt and used the flag -static.
My command before:
"g++ test.cpp -o test.exe"
and afterwards:
"g++ test.cpp -o test.exe -static"

I had the same problem and I solved it by running the compiled exe as an administrator.

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