Carbide.C++
Nokia have just released the ‘feature complete’ alpha version of Carbide.c++ Express to beta testers. The ‘Express’ version is intended to be the entry level (free) version in that it doesn’t allow on-target (phone) debugging. However, it allows debugging under emulation which is enough for many developers, especially hobbyists.
The last time I looked at Carbide.c++ Express I found it functionally incomplete and unsuitable for serious use. However, the latest ’feature complete’ version is much more capable and usable. The only problems I found were when importing existing .mmp files…
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MACROS and #ifdef are not supported. The solution is to manually add these to the Carbide.c++ project preferences.
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Some CAPABILITY ids are not recognised e.g CAP_GENERAL_DLL
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EPOCALLOWDATA is not recognised
The preprocessor problems with MACROs and #ifdef should really be fixed, especially if Nokia intend Carbide.c++ Express to be an entry level tool. It’s simple things like this that trip up new Symbian developers and cause them to easily give up.