codeblocks with Mingw question before i install it.

[ramidavis]

In the version of code blocks with mingw included, is mingw installed in a way that i can use it seperate of codeblocks?
Or would i be better off installing mingw from the official homepage, and then installing code blocks? ???

[oBFusCATed]

Yes, it should be possible.

Keep in mind that older versions (I don't know if this is still true) of mingw had X:\mingw hard-coded (X is any of the drives), so if you have another version of mingw in X:\mingw installed the mingw compiler supplied with the cb's installer won't work.

[Jenna]

But this would be the same for all MinGW compilers, if another one is installed in x:\mingw.

If you want to install  a seperate compiler anyway (C::B installs it below its installation folder, and this can not be changed as far as I know):
we use (and ship with) the MinGW from http://tdm-gcc.tdragon.net/.

[zabzonk]

I have several versions of MinGW (three TDM, one MingWBuilds, and a few others) installed on my Windows box - no problems using them either from the command line or from C::B.