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39 lines
2.6 KiB
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# cb-legacy-dev: CodeBlocks for Legacy Software Development
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This is an IDE installer which creates a pre-configured environment that allows rapid GUI application development for Windows 3.11/Win32s (!), Windows 9x or modern targets, even with cross-platform capabilities.
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It uses a bunch of configuration files, installation scripts, compilers, frameworks, sample C++ projects and wizard templates. This project heavily relies on CodeBlocks and wxWidgets framework.
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The main idea was to simplify the process of making simple applications for legacy systems as much as possible (you can create and run a test application for Windows 3.11 in less than a minute thanks to built-in configuration wizard).
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And thanks to wxWidgets, which miraculously can work with Win32s-extended Windows 3.11 allows to avoid writing platform-specific code for an ancient system. The most recent version that works with Win32s is 2.8.12.
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**Video overview and tutorial: https://youtu.be/d6L272OApVg**
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[<img src="docs/idegif.gif">](https://youtu.be/d6L272OApVg)
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**Features:**
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* Automatic installer (single batch file)
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* Pre-configured CodeBlocks IDE
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* Windows 3.11 and Windows 95 integrated with IDE (using DOSBox-X): you can build and run the application in Win 3.11/95 with a single mouse click
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* Automatic Windows 3.11/95 installation in DOSBox-X: you provide your own genuine installation disks/CD
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* Mouse and network integration between Win 3.11/95 guests and host system
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* Easy GUI development thanks to wxWidgets and easy-to-use configuration wizards
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* wxWidgets modified to work with Win 3.11 targets (version 2.8.12), version 3.0.5 modified to work with Win 95
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* Unicode for Win 9x targets thanks to MSLU/Unicows (works with wxWidgets 3.0.5)
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* TDM-GCC 4.7.1 for Win9x+ targets, BCC5.5 compiler (needs to be downloaded separately) for Win 3.11/Win32s targets
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* MinGW-w64 and wxWidgets 3.2 for modern 64-bit targets
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* As a bonus: DJGPP and OpenWatcom compilers for DOS (with DOSBox integration)
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**Prerequisites:**
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* Windows for Workgroups 3.11 English version installation disks - for Win 3.11 IDE integration
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* Windows 95 OSR2 English installation CD (WIN95 subdirectory) - for Win 95 IDE integration
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* free Borland 5.5 C++ compiler - installation script will try to download it automatically
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* drivers and updates for Win 3.11/Win 95 - installation script will try to download them automatically
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**Screenshots:**
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