C++ IDE for Solaris SPARC

Question

We've been given a C++ code base that was apparently developed using Rational Apex as the front end. In our opinion, Apex is less than ideal for C++ development.

We're looking for an IDE we can use that has syntax highlighting, code-walking (go to definition, show usages), and isn't a pain to use.

We've looked at NetBeans, Sun Studio and Understand. NetBeans is fighting us every step of the way, Sun Studio is lacking in features, and Understand is not really an IDE, but we're looking at trying to force it to be one with macros.

There are other questions on SO that are similar, but they seem to be more directed questions (and more obscure).

What I'd like to know is what Solaris developers use. Do we need to give NetBeans or Sun Studio another look, or is there something we missed?

Answer 1

Last time I was working on a Solaris codebase, I used Visual Studio. Yes, the Microsoft product. Modern versions of Both Visual Studio and Sun Studio are fairly standards compliant. As a result, I could debug application logic on Windows. For the low-level stuff we relied on Qt. As a bonus, once you've got the port to x86-64/Win done, supporting x86-64/Solaris becomes trivial.

Answer 2

Eclipse CDT using gcc.