RHIDE

RHIDE
Developer(s)	Robert Hoehne
Stable release	1.5.0-pre1 / 2001
Written in	C++, Turbo Vision
Operating system	DOS, Linux
Platform	x86
Type	Integrated development environment
License	GPL-2.0-or-later

RHIDE (short for Robert's Hierarchical Integrated Development Environment) is a free integrated development environment (IDE) for programming in C, C++ and Pascal under DOS and Linux. ^[1] It was developed in the 1990s by Robert Hoehne and is primarily intended to work with the DJGPP compiler suite for DOS.

The environment is text-based and strongly resembles the interface of Borland IDEs such as Turbo C++ 3.1. RHIDE uses the SETEDIT text editor and the Turbo Vision user interface library.

Features

• Support for C, C++, and Pascal programming;
• Integration with the DJGPP port of the GCC compiler;
• Built-in debugger;
• Syntax highlighting;
• Configurable user interface and build options;
• Interface modeled after Borland's Turbo Vision system.

Technical details

RHIDE is built on top of the SETEDIT editor and works primarily in a text-mode interface. It is designed for use on IBM PC-compatible systems and supports both DOS (via DJGPP) and Linux environments.

Status

Development of RHIDE has been inactive since the early 2000s, but the environment remains popular among enthusiasts of retro software development, particularly for DOS applications.

See also

• DJGPP
• SETEDIT
• Turbo C++
• Free Pascal

References

1. "rhide.com". Archived from the original on 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2025-05-27.

External links

• RHIDE on Free Software Directory
• RHIDE source code on GitHub