Need advice on an IDE for autotools and C++

[Kevin O'Gorman]

On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 1:45 AM, James Freer <jessejazza3.uk at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 1 Sep 2012, John D Lamb wrote:
>
>> On 01/09/12 03:37, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
>>>
>>> I have a project that I dropped 10 years ago or so, and now that I'm
>>> retired I want to go back to it.
>>>
>>> I want it to use autotools, and the existing code is C++.  I was never
>>> really expert in either one.  I don't expect to become so.  I'm hoping
>>> to muddle through with the help of some IDE or other.  I could use
>>> suggestions.
>>>
>>> Anybody know a good one?
>>
>>
>> I use emacs. But I suspect it’s not really an IDE in the sense you are
>> thinking of.
>>
>> Try eclipse. It’s well developed and incorporates debugging facilities.
>> I haven’t checked if you can substitute ‘make’ for g++, which is what
>> you need for autotools. I’d be surprised if you can’t.
>>
>> --
>> John D Lamb
>
>
> Bluefish? Mature app receiving constant development. I'm learning emacs as i
> wnat to use one app for most of my needs but it's a learning curve. Bluefish
> is straight forward and could well be to your liking.

Bluefish?  It bills itself as an HTML editor, not an IDE.  Has
something changed?

-- 
Kevin O'Gorman

programmer, n. an organism that transmutes caffeine into software.