Here is my personal experience with IDEs. I installed all
IDEs I could find, and played with them all (that is what I would
advise you to do) :
I personally use it. The version I have installed crashes, but I
downloaded the latest version from their site, and it works good. It is
simple to configure and great to use.
They support custom build system through plug-ins. You might find some
weird features (like parsing only directly included headers), but
generally it works good for big projects.
Super complex to configure, but it allows literally everything. If
you have enough time to find a correct configuration that pleases
everyone, then go for it. But trying to change anything is very annoying
because it has so many options.
I tried it shortly, and it wasn't as good as the previous two.
Codeblocks is good for short projects, but not for medium and big.
Another good IDE, but since my home is on network share, and the
project I work is fairly big, it was very slow. It parses all the time.
Simple to configure, but it is missing lots of options. For example,
the strangest thing with it is that it can not parse and auto complete
qt classes. Supports custom build system.
To conclude :
- if you are patient enough (or if you find a good configuration), go with eclipse. It is really the best free IDE.
- If you want something simple to configure, go with kdevelop.
Reference link
http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/125796/comparison-of-ides-for-c-and-c-development-on-linux-kdevelop-eclipse-netbea
