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NobodyIsPerfect
NobodyIsPerfect

Reputation: 182

Set up C++ with Code::Blocks in Linux Mint

Im new to C++ developing and can't get Code::Blocks to compile correctly. It exits with

Process terminated with status -1

The program is a very basic 'Hello World' program.

    #include <iostream>

    using namespace std;

    int main()
    {
        cout << "Hello world!" << endl;
        return 0;
    }

To set up my environment, I followed this guide step by step: http://www.dummies.com/programming/cpp/how-to-install-c-codeblocks-in-ubuntu-linux/

Also researching the error:

Process terminated with status -1

with google, does not give me the expected answer.

Any idea what could be wrong or need more information from me?

best wishes and thanks.

Solution:

In my case, xterm was not installed. after getting xterm with

sudo apt-get install xterm

everything works fine.

Thanks

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1151

Answers (1)

Alan Kućar
Alan Kućar

Reputation: 11

I am running C::B on Linux Mint and I had the same problem. The "problem" is that C::B uses xterm as it's default terminal. However, Mint 19 uses gnome by default, not xterm. You don't have to install xterm for C::B to work. First go to Settings >> Environment. In C::B v16.01, at the bottom of the menu that opened there is a line and it's associated drop-down menu: Terminal to launch console programs:. In the drop-down menu select gnome (or other any other compiler that you use on your system) and it should work, rebuild and run!

Upvotes: 1

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