Hello, I use CodeBlocks as an editor along side AS7. Just found a bug in my code where i removed one of the = signs in an if statement (foo == bar). Took me about 3 hrs to find it.
Anyone know of an editor that allows you to select and lock code sections?
Codeblocks does have a minimize code sections function that hides code between brackets, im gonna start using it.
Not an IDE as such but isn't this exactly what revision control systems are for?
The entire process in a nutshell ("nano" just invokes the editor I use)...
It is pretty clear to me from the git diff what changed ('=' removed)
So I can actually do pretty much what I like with the code as I know I can always monitor the changes or wind things back to the way they were. If I now "git checkout test.c" it will undo my rogue edit.
As Cliff suggested, version control is a must. Check out TortoiseSVN for personal projects or TortoiseGIT for shared projects.
Jim
Thanks, i dive into Tortoise and or other version control software this weekend. I try to get in the habit of date/time stamping mid to end of day source file saves. Its not like altium designer though where every save creates a backup.
Its not like altium designer though where every save creates a backup.
If you like that feature then switch to a heavyweight java IDE such as Eclipse or Netbeans both of which have a local history backup. Of course you can diff against it.
Here is Netbeans in action for this feature:
I try to get in the habit of date/time stamping mid to end of day source file saves.
Top 10 free troubleshooting tools for Windows 10 - File History | InfoWorld
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re local history in the NetBeans derivative MPLAB X :
Working with a File's Local History - Developer Help
edit: typo
Just found a bug in my code where i removed one of the = signs in an if statement (foo == bar). Took me about 3 hrs to find it.
though am uncertain that though Cppcheck matches doesn't catch the "=" for "==" defect (I didn't search Cppcheck's lists)
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PC-lint Plus catches the defect.
Visual Studio will catch the defect.
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We recommend that you enable as many warnings as possible in your compiler.
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C6282 - Visual Studio | Microsoft Docs
warning C6282: Incorrect operator: assignment of constant in Boolean context. Consider using '==' instead
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edits : strikethru, more linters
