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Dev-C++

Dev-C++ is an integrated development environment (IDE) to write C++ programs. It is developed by Bloodshed Software. It is a graphical IDE that can be used to create C++ programs using the MinGW compiler system.

Installing Dev-C++

The following procedure is used to install Dev-C++:

• Download the latest version of Dev-C++ from the following:

• Double click the downloaded file. The installation process will start as follows:

The following screen will appear after a few seconds.

Click OK. The License Agreement screen will appear.

Click 1 Agree. The next screen will appear.

Click Next. The next screen will appear

Click Install. The installation process will start.

The following screen will appear when the installation is complete.

Click Finish

Configuring Dev-C++

The following procedure is used to configure Dev-C++

Start Dev-C++ for the first time. The following screen will appear.

Select English (Original) in Select your language list and click Next. The following screen will appear.

The Click Next. The following screen will appear.

Click OK. The main window of Dev-C++ will appear.

Click Tools > Compiler Options. The Compiler Options window will appearscreen6. Click Setting tab.

• Click Code Generation tab

• Select 150 C++ 11 from the list box next to Language standard (std)

• Click OK

Dev-C++ Menus

Some important menus of Dev-C++ IDE are as follows:

File

It contains the commands for creating new projects, opening existing projects, printing source code and exiting Dev-C++ IDE etc

Edit

It contains the command for copying the code, pasting the code, undo and redo etc

Search

It contains the commands for finding, replacing and going to a specific line number etc

Project

It contains the commands for adding or removing files from a project.

Execute

It contains the commands for compiling, running and debugging.

Tools

It contains the commands for applying different options.

Windows

It contains the commands for managing different windows in Dev-C++ IDE .

Help

It contains the commands for getting help about Dev-C++ IDE The user can press F1 to display help.

Creating and Editing a C++ Program

The following procedure is used to write a C++ program in Dev-C++

• Start Dev-C++.

• Click File > New > Project. The New Project window will appear.

• Click the type of project such as Console Application

• Type the project name in Name textbox

• Click OK The Save As dialog box will appear 6. Select the desired location to save the project files

• Click Save The new project will be created.

Type the following code:

Compiling a C++ Program

The following procedure is used to compile a C++ program in Dev-C++. 

• Click Execute > Compile OR press F9. The program will be compiled.

Executing a C++ Program

The following procedure is used to execute a C++ program in Dev-C++.

• Click Execute > Run OR press F10. The program will be executed.