Sun Studio 11 IDE with Workshop 5 Compiler
Hello
I'm new to C++ under Solaris programming. I recently started this job and
was shocked how primitive the tools where in my department.. mostly
ultra edit and telnet.
I'm evaluating a better IDE now. Sun Studio 11 looks intresting.
My Question:
As we have to continue using workshop 5 for the very old huge software system who nobody dares to touch, is it possible to use sun studio 11 to have a good IDE but still compile 100% with workshop 5 compiler?
And hows the C++ in the IDE? Like class-browsing, reference navigation etc. I've had a look at slickedit wich has very good code navigation capabilities, but still not as good as intellij IDEA for Java.
Thanks for any oppinion.
Cheers
Fred
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Fred75] at [2007-11-26 10:42:53]
# 1
Since IMO most part of Sun Studio 11 IDE is debugging support, there should be no problems in using it. Moreover, if you use newer dbx that is included into Sun Studio 11, you will get more debugging features. It should be compatible with Workshop 5-generated code, but I didn't check, ws5 is _really_ old.
As for fully-functional IDE, wait a couple of months until newer version of cnd (cnd.netbeans.org) is available, there's a lot more features in it than in Sun Studio 11 IDE (go to declaration/definition, code completion, etc.). Also, Sun Studio Express 3 will probably have similar functionality and fully-function debugging based on dbx later this year.
# 2
Hi,
You can use any compilers you want in Sun Studio 11. The IDE is designed to use
the compilers your $PATH would find if you weren't building from the IDE. The only
time we affect compilation is if you have no compilers in your path. Then you would
get the Sun Studio 11 ones. But as long as you set up your path correctly, you're in
control!
Gordon
