Video Steps to Installing Eclipse for C++ on Windows 10

Installing Eclipse to do C++ development on any operating system involves several steps; the links below will walk you through the steps on a computer running Windows 10. The installation should go smoothly if you follow these steps carefully, and in order. The only exception is if you already have Java (version 11 or later) and Eclipse for Java development installed on your computer, in which case you may skip steps 1 and 2.

You need to have Java (11 or later) installed on your system (step 1) before you can launch Eclipse (step 2), as Eclipse is written in Java, and so requires Java to run. If you do not have Java installed, step 1 below walks you through the process. If you have a version of Java installed that's older than Java 11, you should uninstall it and then follow all of the steps below.
You need to have a C++ compiler, debugger, and make installed on your system (step 3) before you install CDT (step 4), as CDT configures itself to use them when it is installed; if these are not installed before you install CDT, CDT will misconfigure itself.

Each video opens in a new window (or tab), so at the conclusion of each video, just close that window (or tab) to return to this page. Most videos are just a few minutes long. Here are the steps:

If necessary, install Java onto your system:
1. Download Java (if necessary).
2. Install Java (if necessary).
3. Test Java (Create/update your PATH environment variable).
If necessary, download and install Eclipse for Java Developers:
1. Download Eclipse.
2. Install and Test Eclipse.
Install a C++ compiler, debugger, and make utility (We will use the free, open-source Cygwin versions of g++, gdb, and make.)
1. Find and Download Cygwin.
2. Install Cygwin.
3. Test Cygwin (Update your PATH environment variable) so that the system can find the C++ compiler, debugger, and make.
Install CDT, the Eclipse plugin for C++ developers:

Notes: These instructions use OpenJDK 14, Cygwin 3.1.6, Eclipse 2020-06, and CDT 9.11.1, which were the most recent versions when these videos were created. (Eclipse/CDT 2020-06 has a dependency on Java 11 or later; it will not work on versions of Java that are older than that.) The steps to install subsequent versions of Cygwin, Eclipse, and CDT should be similar, but start with Eclipse for Java Developers and install the correct version of CDT for your version of Eclipse.

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