Code::Blocks and wxWidgets 2.8.4
Biplab May 25th, 2007
wxWidgets (wx) 2.8.4 has been released recently. Since Code::Blocks was switched to wx 2.8.x series wx-2.8.3 runtime dll was being used on Windows. But wx 2.8.3 had some serious issues which were crippling some of the features of Code::Blocks on Windows and as well as on Linux. Well let me explain them.
On Windows, the pop-up menu were not responding to clicks. This became an annoying issue for Code::Blocks as a major portion of pop-up menus were not working. This bug existed in wx-2.8.3 and has been fixed in wx-2.8.4.
So if you are facing such issue where the Pop-Up menus are not working, just upgrade to wx-2.8.4. A link to a new DLL is now available with the Nightly Build links. Please check the Code::Blocks forum for the link.
On Linux the issue was quite serious, though. There is a bug in wx-2.8.3 in which an application may run into an endless loop if a statictext control is added to menu. This issue was making Code::Blocks to hang-at-start-up. So if your Code::Blocks installation is showing such weird behaviour, it’s time to upgrade.
For Linux, you need to upgrade on your own. As such no wxGTK runtime will be provided by Code::Blocks team (including me). You may build it on your own or can check wxWidgets website’s Download section.
So if you face any of these two issues, please don’t file a bug-report. Rather update wxWidgets runtime.
Signing off today. 
