Compile-run C/C++ source code and execute Makefile in Atom.

Preface

NATIVECOMPILER: gcc-3.3: The Mac OS X native compiler used for compiling tool chain; I have used gcc-3.3, provided in Developer Tools 2.2: LANGUAGES –enable-languages=c,objc,ada,java,f77: Languages built by fifth step. This contains current versions (8.3 is the stable release) of gfortran (free, open source, GNU Fortran 95 compiler), gcc (GNU C) and g (GNU C) compilers that can perform auto-vectorization (i.e. Modify code to take advantage of AltiVec/SSE, automatically) and other sophisticated optimizations like.

I am a Windows user and just switched to Atom from Notepad++. Previously I wrote a script in NppExec to compile-run my C/C++ programs and execute Makefiles with customizable compile flags and run options. Atom has numerous community packages and I have tried some. They are really great in certain extent but still cannot fully satisfy my need. Therefore I decided to reference their packages and make my own.

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Features

Compile the current actively opened C/C++ file
Execute the current actively opened Makefile
Execute Makefile from Tree View
Customize compilers used
Customize compiler flags
Customize run options
Shortcut to compile-run [ default: f6 ]
Shortcut to access run options panel [ default: ctrl-f6/cmd-f6 ]

Setup

I have tested in the following three platforms:

Windows

For Windows users, I recommend installing the TDM-GCC (which I am using), then go to the setting page of this package and change the make utility to mingw32-make, after that everything should work. If you have installed other gcc-compilers, just make sure their command names are in you PATH environment variable

Ubuntu

For Ubuntu users, gcc and make should have already been installed, though you may need to install g++ in addition.

Mac

For Mac users, Xcode is not a prerequisite but you need to at least install the Xcode Command Line Tools. This site has a more detailed walkthrough.

Usage

Settings Page

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Edit compiler command name or path
Edit compiler flags and run arguments
Toggle unconditional build

Run Options

Quick access to edit flags and arguments
Can use [shift-]tab to change input focus and enter to trigger the run button
Can trigger one-time unconditional build here

Context Menu

Trigger Make-Run on Makefile from tree view
To execute a Makefile, a run target need to be specified, just as in the above .gif
Note: Arguments in run options will be passed as environment variable ARGS to the Makefile, but compiler flags and link libraries will not. Below is an example run target:

Code and Repo Reference

I am new in CoffeeScript and know little about the Model-View-Controller design, thus my code may be messy. Below are the packages that I used and the repositories that I have referenced. They are great and you may want to try them out!

kriscross07/atom-gpp-compiler
+ A simple but useful package to compile-run C/C++ files
- Cannot customize run arguments
- On windows the cmd console just flash then close after the C/C++ program ends
! The closest that I want, thus mine is a remake with enhancements
rgbkrk/atom-script
+ Support many languages
+ Customizable compile and run flags
- Does not support C/C++ on Windows...
- Does not support interactive running
! The option view is modified from this package
ksxatompackages/cmd-exec
+ Can register commands to do many things
- Troublesome to set up
noseglid/atom-build
+ Support automated build
- Need to specify an auto-build file

Best C Compilers: For most beginners of programming choosing a user-friendly C or C++ compiler is challenging enough. The fact is many programming languages that have evolved through different OS environments are not enabled with the ability to bear current day computing parameters.

Best C Compilers

The programming languages C and C++ are the most crucial for every programmer to master since they are the base-point for many other and recent programming languages and still used in many ways today.

A list of best C, C++ compilers to work with Mac OS X, Linux, Windows 7/8/8.1 OS environment is given here –

Eclipse C Compiler

With Eclipse you get advance functionality for programming in C, C++ on an open-source platform. This IDE is really a simple to use IDE, perfect for anyone new to programming. It comes packed with impressive features including a debugger, auto-code completion, syntax highlighting etc.

It is supported on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. For compiling the Java run-time environment needs to be functionally operational on the PC.

Code Blocks Compiler

This is a cross-platform extensible and open source IDE compatible for C++. The IDE can be extended with help of different, available PLUGINS. The IDE is fully configurable and can be downloaded through several ways.

Downloading the setup file for the binary release you can run it on the PC. Alternately download a nightly-build, source code or retrieve source-code from the SVN.

Digital Mars

It’s free and has both GUI and command-line versions. Digital Mars is convenient to use for its quick link time and efficient compile.

C-Free

Though small C-Free has brilliant features and can be considered as an alternative to the traditional Turbo-C compiler for developing C++, C programs and for supporting many other compilers as well.

The compiler comes in a 30-day free trial version but for using it long you have to buy it.

NetBeans

Advance and open-source NetBeans offers features like unit testing, semantic highlighting, code assistance and automatic formatting. With NetBeans, you can easily develop web, mobile and desktop applications in Java, HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

SkyIDE

This IDE is a multi-view, multi-project and multi compiler for C++ that supports multi-profile compiling in a number of languages including JavaScript, PHP, and Java. It supports Mac and Linux.

Functions include autocompleting, line tracking, text manipulation, and syntax coloring.

Dev C++

The Dev C++ is an IDE that supports C language and uses Gcc’s MinGW port as compiler. The IDE offers project manager, print support, auto-code completion and syntax highlight.

MinGW

Comprising of a group of tools for programming to cater to native windows apps MinGW has a GCC port like C, ADA, Fortan and C++ compilers.

CodeLite

Functional for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux OS Codelite is an open source and cross-platform IDE compatible for C++ and C.

This is not a free IDE but the fact that it’s quite a powerful and intuitive editor for source code manipulations works to its favor.

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U ++

With a set of different libraries like SQL, GUI, Ultimate++ works well with MinGW, Visual C++, and GCC and is used by C++ programmers for good productivity output. It is cross-platform and a RAD IDE.

So those were some of the best C Compilers for Mac and Linux PCs.

This post was last modified on October 16, 2019 9:19 AM

Gcc C Compiler For Mac