GitHub open source files to different IDEs

Question

I am relatively new to C/C++ - most of my coding experience has been writing single use mathematical programs with very specific applications in Matlab, Fortran and the occasional C with low project complexity (1-5 files), and typically coded by me alone. In an attempt to become familiar with more complex C/C++ coding syntax and larger projects, I've download a GitHub open source project:

https://github.com/JohnLangford/vowpal_wabbit

This toolbox comes with an VS13 project file so I can easily load it into VS13; however, I have been using CodeBlocks. Two questions:

1: How can I open a VS13 project in another IDE such as CodeBlocks? I could load in every library and then add each of the search directories to the linker, and essentially replicate the environment, but there has to be an easier way since for very large projects, this could take a long time.

2: Many of the GitHub toolboxs don't have project files for any IDE. How can someone create an IDE project file? For example this tool box ( https://github.com/shogun-toolbox/shogun ).

Answer 1

• make sure you have latest code-blocks version installed

• just go:

file -> import project -> MS VS project -> C or C++

That works perfect for me!