Need advice on an IDE for autotools and C++

[James Freer]

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.

james