Once the workspace opens, select 'Help -> Install new software'.Otherwise, make sure to right-click the executable and select ' Run as administrator' (you will need write access to the Eclipse folder to install the new plugins). If Eclipse is installed somewhere in your user folder, simply launch the executable.If you already have Eclipse for Java installed If you encounter any problems, please send me an e-mail ( ) or see me during my office hours. If you prefer a new Eclipse installation, start reading here. If you already have Eclipse for Java installed and want to add the C/C++ functionality, please start reading here. If you develop under Linux or MacOS, just skip the instructions on installing 'Wascana'. See below for detailed instructions on how to acquire it. Under Windows, you have to install the GNU development tools, but fortunately there is an Eclipse extension called 'Wascana' that takes care of that.
If you are running Linux and MacOS you shouldn't have a problem, as long as you have gcc, make, and gdb installed. ĭepending on your operating system and Eclipse configuration there are multiple steps necessary to succeed.īy default, Eclipse will use the C/C++ GNU development tools to compile, link, and debug your programs. If you prefer to use Visual Studio or any other IDE, you can simply ignore them :-). These are some step-by-step instructions on how to setup Eclipse for compiling C/C++ programs.
