Video Walkthrough: Installing Eclipse for C++ Development on Your Computer
Installing Eclipse for C++ development on any operating system
involves several steps:
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If necessary, install Java and the Eclipse IDE for Java developers.
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If necessary, install a C++ compiler, debugger,
and the make utility on your system (see below).
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If necessary, modify your system's PATH variable so that it
includes the folder containing your C++ compiler, debugger, and make.
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Install CDT, the C++ plugin for Eclipse.
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Test your installation.
If you already have Eclipse for Java developers installed on your computer,
then you just need to complete steps 2, 3, 4, and 5,
in that order.
In each of the videos below, we install three free and open source GNU tools:
- g++, the GNU C++ compiler;
- gdb, the GNU debugger; and
- make, a utility to coordinate and simplify compilation.
Choose one of the links below, based on your computer's operating system:
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