Install C/C++ Development Tooling for Eclipse

This document is based on:

• Eclipse 4.7 OXYGEN

CDT (C/C++ Development Tooling) is an plugin installed to Eclipse IDE to program C/C ++ application.

If you are using Eclipse package other than Eclipse IDE for C/C ++ Developers, you need to add  add an extension plugin to the current Eclipse to program with C/C ++

That is the CDT (C Development Tool)

Go to URL:

• http://eclipse.org/cdt/downloads.php

In Eclipse select:

• Help/Install new Software...

Enter:

• Name: CDT for Eclipse OXYGEN
• Location: http://download.eclipse.org/tools/cdt/releases/9.3/

After installation is complete, you need to restart Eclipse.

In Eclipse select:

• Window/References

Select:

• C/C++ > New C/C++ Project Wizad > Makefile Project

Note:

• Set it to Windows PE Parser if you are on Windows.
• Set it to Cygwin PE Parser if you are using Cygwin

Configuring the PATH environment variable:

Append to the end of PATH environment variable:

• ;C:\MinGW\bin

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