CodeBlocks issues

Are you compiling with MinGW or the VC Toolkit?

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Original post by Raduprv Anyone here using Code::Blocks? I've noticed that sometimes if I change a file it will comple the whole god damn project, which is not necesary, and it's a big waste of time. DevCPP has some option like: "build faster but imperfect dependencies" which works most of the time. Is there something like that in Code::Blocks?

I use Code::Blocks, and it's never unnecessarily recompiled my "whole god damn project" because of a little change, except when the change was in some header file that was (recursively) included in all the files being recompiled. (and I changed something that had no impact on most of the files recompiled, thus making it unnecessary)
Generally, it's hard to determine what files #including a header are actually impacted by a change to that header (you'd basically have to analyze the contents of the entire compilation unit), so all C and C++ build systems (at least the ones I know of) assume that if a file or anything it #includes is more recent than the corresponding object file, it needs to be recompiled. The general workaround is to put less stuff together in your headers, and only #include the stuff you really need.
If you have a better idea on how to handle this, don't hesitate to suggest it, if it's a good idea and can be implemented in Code::Blocks, you just might convince someone to do so [wink].

It happens when I modify a few C files, it will compile far more C files. I THINK it might compile the files that call a function in the file that was modified, but I am not exactly sure.
I don't know of a better way to do it, but apparently the DevCPP guys found one (which is, I think, only compile the file that changed, and if you have problems just recompile the whole god damn thing manually).

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Original post by Promit Are you compiling with MinGW or the VC Toolkit?

I use MinGW.

The files have a compilation priority... did you put them all at 100?

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Original post by Vampyre_Dark The files have a compilation priority... did you put them all at 100?

How does that work? I am very new at Code::Blocks

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Original post by Raduprv Quote: Original post by Vampyre_Dark The files have a compilation priority... did you put them all at 100? How does that work? I am very new at Code::Blocks

Right click context menu? All files havea default of 50 I think. Build options or something.

But what happens if I put them at 100?

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Original post by Raduprv But what happens if I put them at 100?

I don't know. It's just off the top of my head. I never get a full rebuild unless I modify a header that is included all over the place.

CB has a very active and friendly forum, maybe try asking there.