This is a list of the most frequently asked questions for the Anjuta C/C++ IDE. If you have got a question which is not listed, feel free to contact the Anjuta developers via the mailing lists
A: It stands for nothing. Naba Kumar started writing Anjuta, and named it after his girlfriend — this software is dedicated to her.
Q: Where can I find the latest source for Anjuta? There is no CVS repository on the project page at SourceForge!
A: That is because Anjuta is a GNOME application, and is in GNOME CVS. You can find out more about how to obtain the CVS sources at the GNOME site, or at the project home page.
A: Latest nightly tarballs of Anjuta are available here. You should download the ANJUTA_1_0_0 branch sources since HEAD is currently unstable and will probably not build.
A: You'll have to generate the configure script using the autogen.sh script that is included with the distribution. Note that you will need compatible versions of automake, autoconf and libtool.
Q: When I build the Anjuta source, I get compiler errors for some missing header files / missing library / etc.
A: The missing header files probably belong to the GNOME libraries. You may have an old version of the GNOME libraries. You should upgrade to a full GNOME 1.4 installation. Ximian provides pre-built packages for many Linux distributions.
A: If you want to compile Anjuta from source tarballs/CVS, you'll need the devel versions of the packages as well. For example, Anjuta requires gnome-print. So, you'll need to install gnome-print as well as gnome-print-devel.
A: Look at the output from configure. There may be errors like:
checking for xgettext... (cached) /usr/bin/xgettext
checking for catalogs to be installed... es fr it ja pl ru sv tr uk
sed: can't read ./intl/po2tbl.sed.in: No such file or directory
creating ./config.status
creating Makefile
creating intl/Makefile
sed: can't read ./intl/Makefile.in: No such file or directory
creating po/Makefile.in
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A: It is best to do a system installation (as root) and not local installation. Anjuta depends on GNOME for supplying pixmaps, and the help system works with gnome-help-browser or Nautilus, none of which will be happy if you do a local installation.
Having said that, Anjuta mostly works fine from a local installtion and Anjuta hackers do it all the time.
A: This is a known problem with some distributions. Basically, there is a recursive include loop in some of the files Anjuta is trying to parse. You'll have to manually identify and fix the loop, or create a dummy system.tags file.
A: Because you haven't added them ? This is free software. You are free to, even encouraged to take the source code and add the features you need. If you don't think yourself to be capable of doing that, file a request for enhancement or send a mail to the devel list.
A: Because you haven't sent us patches/bug reports. Please send log messages and, if possible, patches to anjuta-devel mailing list. You can also file it as a bug or feature request.
A: Anjuta is being re-written for GNOME2. the GNOME2 version is called Anjuta2 and shares virtually no code with Anjuta. If you want to know details, post to the gnome-devtools mailing list.
A: File a bug report.
A: Check the Project Page at SourceForge. There are always plenty of bugs and feature requests to pick up.
A: If you want to improve Anjuta's editor, it is beter to hack on Scintilla instead. Anjuta simply uses the Scintilla editor widget with some minor changes.
A: Start with Anjuta2. You will need a full GNOME2 installation. Asking quesitons on gnom-devtools list is a good way to start.
A: Send it to the developer's mailing list. It is a good idea to subscribe to the develeper's mailing list if you plan to do some hacking. You can find links here.
A: It depends on the GTK verion you are using. If you are using GTK 1.x, you should add the output of 'gtk-config --cflags' to your compiler flags. If you are using GTK 2.x, you'll need to use the command 'pkg-config --cflags gtk-2.0' instead.
A: This is curently not possible with the existing project manager. Anjuta2 will have the ability to organize code into multiple subdirectories.
A: See the menu option Settings->Commands. If you are curious about the variables you can use, have a look at /usr/share/anjuta/properties/anjuta.properties file. It contains a brief list of variables names and heir meanings.
A: There are known issues with gnome-print. please upgrade gnome-print to the latest version.
A: In general, to link against any external library which has a name lib[name].a or lib[name].so, you need to add '-l[name]' to linker flags. You can do this under Settings->Compiler and Linker Settings.
A: This means that the linker failed. This usualay happens when you do not link your application with the necessary libaries or object files.
A: You can only use alphabets, numbers and the underscore character in project names.
Q: How do I add multiple files at once to my project or open multiple files at once? Adding/opening single file repeatedly is very tedious.
A: Press CTRL in the fileselector and it will enter multiple select mode. You can then select all the files to add and press OK. Ditto for opening files.
A: In Settings->Preferences->General, you should be able to change the default projects directory.
A: First create the new sub-directory and and fill it with your own Makefile.am and other source files. Decide if you want to build this directory before the src/ module or after it. If the targets in your sub-directory depend on the target in src/ directory, you should build your directory before the src/ directory, otherwise you can build it after the src/ directory.
Then go to Project->Project Configuration ->Modules and add the directory in the appropriate entry box. All the directory names should be space separated in these entries. Also, add your module in only of the two entry boxes. lastly, save the project and run autogeneration from the Build menu.
Remember, you are responsible for maintaining the files in these extra sub-directories.
A: This is probably due to the symbol browser. You can increase your loading speed by turning 'Build Symbol Browser automatically' and 'Update tags image automatically' off in Settings->general.
A: Just position your mouse on the menu item and press the key combination you want to associate it with.
A: Because we feel that these commands are better off being in your file manager and not in the IDE. However, you can always try and convince us otherwise ;-)
A: This might be a configuration or package version problem. Please send detailed bug reports to the devel mailing list or file a bug report.
A: You probably do not have Devhelp installed. please install DevHelp.
A: You can set your flags using Settings->Compiler and Linker flags.
A: You are probably trying to debug a multi-theaded program on Linux. This is a known issue.
A: You probably do not have GNU grep installed. GNU grep is required for the Find functionality to work corectly. Please install GNU Grep.
A: You'll have to manually edit your Makefile.am to add the necessary rules. But before that, open Project->Configure Project-> Build Files and disable overwriting of Makefile.am so that your changes don't get lost.
Q: I imported a project using the Project Import feature. Now, when I add source files to the project, I find that they no longer compile.
A: You'll have to manually edit your Makefile.am to add the necessary files. This is because Anjuta is currently not smart enough to parse your Makefiles and make the addition of the source files without risking damage to your build system.
A: This is a known problem with Xenophilia based themes when the window manager is not set to remember all window positions automatically. See if changing the GTK theme works.
A: Currently, Anjuta is more usable than Anjuta2. However, most of the development effort is concentrated on Anjuta2, so if you're looking for powerful new features, Anjuta2 is the likely candidate for implementation. Also, Anjuta2 is a full GNOME2 application while Anjuta is dependent on GNOME1 libraries. For long-term investment, Anjuta2 is a better option.
This FAQ was compiled by Andy Piper(<andy.piper@freeuk.com>) and Biswapesh Chatopadhyay (<biswapesh_chatterjee@tcscal.co.in>). Please send all comments and suggestions regarding the FAQ to the authors. For more information on Anjuta or the Anjuta mailing lists, please visit the Anjuta Home Page.