Re: c/c++ project management and debugging

[Elena <egarrulo@gmail.com>]

On Dec 23, 8:38 am, "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <p...@informatimago.com>
wrote:
> Elena <egarr...@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Dec 23, 12:45 am, "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <p...@informatimago.com>
> > wrote:
> >> Richard Riley <rile...@googlemail.com> writes:
> >> > "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <p...@informatimago.com> writes:
>
> >> >> Elena <egarr...@gmail.com> writes:
>
> >> >>> That's the problem: every Emacs power user seems to be chasing this
> >> >>> holy grail of a greatly customized Emacs, but I have yet to see a
> >> >>> customized Emacs matching a customized IDE.
>
> >> >> IDE are not customizable.
>
> >> > Huh?
>
> >> > Of course they are.
>
> >> Close to none, compared to emacs. The main problem is that they either
> >> propose a fixed set of options ("preferences"), or if they propose a
> >> "programming" language, it's a half-backed proprietary languages, often
> >> not even Turing-complete.
>
> > False.  IDE plugins are developed in Turing-complete languages, thus
> > they can do whatever they please.  The scripting language embedded in
> > most IDEs is just for less-demanding tasks.
>
> Not to mention that sometimes, the customization part of the IDE, is
> sold as a separate products, with separate license tokens, and therefore
> you are not necessarily able to use it as routinely as the main, frozen
> IDE.

This is a different issue.  However, that should make us appreciate
even more Emacs being free in every sense.