CodeLite is a

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IDE for the C, C++, PHP, and JavaScript ( Node.js) programming languages.

History

In August 2006, Eran Ifrah started an

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project named CodeLite. The idea was to create a code completion library based on ctags,

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(hence, CodeLite), and a

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based parser that could be used by other IDEs. Later

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became an optional parser for

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, greatly improving its functionality. LiteEditor, a demo application, was developed for demonstrating CodeLite's functionalities. Eventually, LiteEditor evolved into the CodeLite IDE.

General

CodeLite is a free, open-source, cross-platform IDE for the C/C++ programming languages using the

wxWidgets wxWidgets (formerly wxWindows) is a widget toolkit and tools library for creating graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for cross-platform applications. wxWidgets enables a program's GUI code to compile and run on several computer platforms with no s ...

toolkit. To comply with CodeLite's open-source spirit, the program itself is compiled and debugged using only free tools (

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and GDB) for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD, though CodeLite can execute any third-party compiler or tool that has a

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. CodeLite also supports PHP and JavaScript development (including Node.js support). CodeLite features project management (workspace/projects), code completion,

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, source browsing, syntax highlighting, Subversion integration, cscope integration, UnitTest++ integration, an interactive debugger built over gdb and a

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(based on Scintilla). CodeLite is distributed under the GNU General Public License v2 or Later. It is being developed and debugged using itself as the development platform with daily updates available through its

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repository.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Codelite Free software programmed in C++ Free integrated development environments Software that uses wxWidgets Software using the GNU General Public License Software that uses Scintilla Cross-platform free software Cross-platform software

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