C++ IDE for Linux?

 

I want to expand my programming horizons to Linux. A good, dependable basic toolset is important, and what is more basic than an IDE?

I could find these SO topics:

  • Lightweight IDE for linux and
  • What tools do you use to develop C++ applications on Linux?

    • I'm not looking for a lightweight IDE. If an IDE is worth the money, then I will pay for it, so it need not be free.

    My question, then:

    What good, C++ programming IDE is available for Linux?

    The minimums are fairly standard: syntax highlighting, code completion (like intellisense or its Eclipse counterpart) and integrated debugging (eg, basic breakpoints).

    I have searched for it myself, but there are so many that it is almost impossible to separate the good from the bads by hand, especially for someone like me who has little C++ coding experience in Linux. I know that Eclipse supports C++, and I really like that IDE for Java, but is it any good for C++ and is there something better?

    The second post actually has some good suggestions, but what I am missing is what exactly makes the sugested IDE so good for the user, what are its (dis)advantages?

    Maybe my question should therefore be:

    What IDE do you propose (given your experiences), and why?

    Initially: confusion

    When originally writing this answer, I had recently made the switch from Visual Studio (with years of experience) to Linux and the first thing I did was try to find a reasonable IDE. At the time this was impossible: no good IDE existed.

    Epiphany: UNIX is an IDE. All of it.1

    And then I realised that the IDE in Linux is the command line with its tools:

  • First you set up your shell
  • Bash, in my case, but many people prefer
  • fish or
  • (Oh My) Zsh;
  • and your editor; pick your poison — both are state of the art:
  • Neovim2 or
  • Emacs.

    • Depending on your needs, you will then have to install and configure several plugins to make the editor work nicely (that's the one annoying part). For example, most programmers on Vim will benefit from the YouCompleteMe plugin for smart autocompletion.

    Once that's done, the shell is your command interface to interact with the various tools — Debuggers (gdb), Profilers (gprof, valgrind), etc. You set up your project/build environment using Make, CMake, SnakeMake or any of the various alternatives. And you manage your code with a version control system (most people use Git). You also use tmux (previously also screen) to multiplex (= think multiple windows/tabs/panels) and persist your terminal session.

    The point is that, thanks to the shell and a few tool writing conventions, these all integrate with each other. And that way the Linux shell is a truly integrated development environment , completely on par with other modern IDEs. (This doesn't mean that individual IDEs don't have features that the command line may be lacking, but the inverse is also true.)

    To each their own

    I cannot overstate how well the above workflow functions once you've gotten into the habit. But some people simply prefer graphical editors, and in the years since this answer was originally written, Linux has gained a suite of excellent graphical IDEs for several different programming languages (but not, as far as I'm aware, for C++). Do give them a try even if — like me — you end up not using them. Here's just a small and biased selection:

  • For Python development, there's PyCharm
  • For R, there's RStudio
  • For JavaScript and TypeScript, there's Visual Studio Code (which is also a good all-round editor)
  • And finally, many people love the Sublime Text editor for general code editing.

    • Keep in mind that this list is far from complete.

    1 I stole that title from dsm's comment.

    2 I used to refer to Vim here. And while plain Vim is still more than capable, Neovim is a promising restart, and it's modernised a few old warts.

    My personal favorite is the CodeLite 2.x IDE.

    see: http://www.codelite.org

    The decision to use CodeLite was based on a research regarding the following C++ IDE for Linux:

  • Eclipse Galileo with CDT Plugin
  • NetBeans 6.7 (which is also the base for the SunStudio IDE)
  • KDevelop4
  • CodeBlocks 8.02
  • CodeLite 2.x

    • After all I have decided to use CodeLite 2.x.

    Below I have listed some Pros and Cons regarding the mentioned C++ IDEs. Please note, that this reflects my personal opinion only!

    EDIT : what a pity that SOF doesn't support tables, so I have to write in paragraphs ...

    Eclipse Galileo with CDT Plugin

    Pros:

  • reasonable fast
  • also supports Java, Perl(with EPIC plugin)
  • commonly used and well maintained
  • also available for other OS flavours (Windows, MacOS, Solaris, AIX(?))

    • Cons:

  • GUI is very confusing and somewhat inconsistent - not very intuitive at all
  • heavy weight
  • Only supports CVS (AFAIK)

    • NetBeans 6.7 (note this is also the base for the SunStudio IDE)

    Pros:

  • one of the most intuitive GUI I have ever seen
  • also supports Java, Python, Ruby
  • integrates CVS, SVN, Mercurial
  • commonly used and well maintained
  • also available for other OS flavours (Windows, MacOS, Solaris)

    • Cons:

  • extremly slow
  • heavy weight
  • uses Spaces for indentation, which is not the policy at my work. I'm sure this is configurable, but I couldn't find out how to to that

    • KDevelop4 (note: I did not much testing on it)

    Pros:

  • commonly used on Linux
  • integrates CVS, SVN, Mercurial

    • Cons:

  • the GUI looks somewhat old fashioned
  • heavy weight
  • very specific to the KDE environment

    • CodeBlocks 8.02 (note: I did not much testing on it)

    Pros:

  • reasonable fast

    • Cons:

  • the GUI looks somewhat old fashioned (although it has a nice startup screen)
  • the fonts in the editor are very small
  • some icons (eg the debugger related icons starting/stepping) are very small
  • no source control integration

    • CodeLite 2.x (note: this is my personal favorite)

    Pros:

  • the best, modern looking and intuitive GUI I have seen on Linux
  • lightweight
  • reasonable fast
  • integrates SVN
  • also available on other OS flavours(Windows, MacOS, Solaris(?))

    • Cons:

  • no CVS integration (that's important for me because I have to use it at work)
  • no support for Java, Perl, Python (would be nice to have)
  • Code::Blocks
  • Eclipse CDT

    • Soon you'll find that IDEs are not enough, and you'll have to learn the GCC toolchain anyway (which isn't hard, at least learning the basic functionality). But no harm in reducing the transitional pain with the IDEs, IMO.

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