Setup

Installation

1. Download Dev-C++ 5.11 from SourceForge (use "Problem Downloading->Auto-select" if slow)
2. Run the installer

Language Configuration

To switch to Chinese:

1. Navigate to Tools -> Environment Options
2. Under Language, select 简体中文/Chinese

Functional Enhancements

Compielr Setup

1. Download TDM-GCC from official site
2. Install using default options
3. Copy TDM-GCC-64 to Dev-Cpp directory (default: C:\Program Files (x86)\Dev-Cpp)
4. Rename it to MinGW64
5. In Dev-C++, go to Tools -> Compiler Options
6. Click the yellow plus icons to auto-detect compilers

Compiler Flags

Enable C++14 with O2 optimization:

1. Check Add the following commands when compiling
2. Enter:

-std=c++14 -O2

Warning Configuration

1. Navigate to Tools -> Compiler Options -> Code Generation/Optimization -> Warnings
2. Enable Maximum warnings (-Wall) and Extra warnings (-Wextra)

Code Formatting

1. Open a source file
2. Select AStyle -> Format Options
3. Choose brace style (e.g., Java or Allman)
4. Apply formatting with Shift+Ctrl+A

Interface Customization

Font Installation

1. Download Fira Code from GitHub
2. Install the variable font (FiraCode-VF.ttf)

Font Configuration

1. Go to Tools -> Editor Options
2. Select Display -> Font
3. Choose Fira Code