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Code::Blocks

This page is about setting up Code::Blocks for developing Wii U Homebrew using the devkitPPC toolchain.

Preparations

If you didn't set up devkitPPC already, you may want to follow this tutorial. You should've installed the required libraries for plugin development by now as well. If not, check out this page.

Installation

Code::Blocks is a free IDE and can be downloaded here. Install it according to the Code::Blocks homepage.

Setting up the compiler

For Wii U homebrew we generally use custom makefiles but Code::Blocks still needs to have a valid compiler/toolchain set. Using this tutorial we are overriding an existing compiler setting. If you are using it for non Wii U projects, make sure to make a backup/copy of the settings.
Once you have opened Code::Blocks, you can access the compiler options menu via Settings -> Compiler... on the menu bar.

1. Select the GNU GCC Compiler for PowerPC (HighTec) in the dropdown menu.
2. Press Set as default
3. Click on the Toolchain executables tab.
4. Set Compiler's installation directory to the bin folder of your devkitPPC installation (on Windows this usually is C:\devkitPro\devkitPPC\bin)
5. Set C compiler to powerpc-eabi-gcc (on Windows powerpc-eabi-gcc.exe)
6. Set C++ compiler to powerpc-eabi-g++ (on Windows powerpc-eabi-g++.exe)
7. Set Linker for dynamic libs: to powerpc-eabi-g++ (on Windows powerpc-eabi-g++.exe)
8. Set Linker for static libs: to powerpc-eabi-ar (on Windows powerpc-eabi-ar.exe)
9. Set Make program to make (on Windows make.exe)
10. Save the settings by clicking on OK

An example configuration can be found here:

Next steps

Now you can turn any existing project into a Code::Blocks project by following this tutorial.

Alternatively, you can use the Code::Blocks template to create a new plugin project from the scratch. A tutorial for this can be found here.

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