On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 12:30 PM, Roman Morokutti <roman.morokutti at googlemail.com> wrote: > I wonder then why there is double effort on the C/C++ tool chain. > Why not integrate the missing bits into the C/C++ pack and and > ship only one IDE? > > I know Fortran compilers are also shipped with SunStudio, but > there too, a Fortran pack could also be integrated into one > Netbeans IDE instead of heaving two IDEs. >
Netbeans was traditionally a rich IDE for java development. The C/C++ toolpack makes it possible to use with C++ code various IDE functionalities such as syntax highlighting, integration with CVS/SVN, code completion, navigation through function declarations and class hierarchies, integration with the compiler/debugger/make etc. The toolpacks do not deliver compiler toolset itself. GNU compiler toolset or SUN studio compiler toolset is a pre-requisite for the "Netbeans with C++ pack" setup. -Shiv
