CLion 2021.2 is here, helping you keep up with the changing C++ ecosystem!

CLion 2021.2: CMake Presets, GNU Autotools Projects, Debugger Updates, New Static Analysis, and More

by Anastasia Kazakova

From the article:

The C++ ecosystem is evolving, and so too is our cross-platform C/C++ IDE. CLion 2021.2 can help you by protecting your code from typical C++ memory safety issues, simplifying your build configurations, and making debugging easier and more effective.

• Project models
  • Initial support for CMake Presets
  • CMake New Project templates
  • Support for GNU Autotools projects and Make preconfiguration steps
• Debugger
  • Relaxed breakpoints, and breakpoints in disassembly view
  • Preview tab for the debugger
  • Remote LLDB and bundled LLDB 12
  • Better Natvis support and support for minidumps on Windows
  • FreeRTOS thread view
• Lifetimes analysis, for catching common issues like dangling pointers and escaping from a local scope
• Integration with Cling, an interactive C++ interpreter
• Profiling in remote mode and on WSL
• Easier Docker and WSL configuration
• Text search in Local History and many VCS updates
• Localized CLion UI in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese