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Setting up Eclipse
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Getting Eclipse for C/C++ Development
Go to www.eclipse.org and click on Download Eclipse:
Select the Eclipse IDE for C/C++ development:
Download the distribution:
Unzip the distribution in an appropriate location. If you’ve already got Eclipse for Java installed, I recommend placing this in a different directory tree, say eclipsecpp.
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Creating a C Project for Cygwin
Start Eclipse
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Creating a C Project for Cygwin
Start Eclipse and select File/New/C Project:
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Creating a C Project for Cygwin
Enter a name for your Eclipse project…
choose a location for it if you like…
and select Empty Project.
Click on Next…
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Creating a C Project for Cygwin
Click on Advanced settings…
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Configuring the C Project
Expand the C/C++ Build tree, select Settings, and select Cygwin C Compiler…
In the Command text box, enter gcc-4 as shown…
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Configuring the C Project
Select Miscellaneous and edit the Other flags box to include –std=c99:
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Configuring the C Project
Select Cygwin C Linker… in the Command text box, enter gcc-4 as shown…
Click OK… and then Finish…
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Adding a C Source File
The Eclipse project has been created… now it’s time to add a source file:
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Adding a C Source File
Choose a name the source file:
You can leave the Template setting alone, or experiment with it as you like…
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Adding a C Source File
Now you’ve got a nearly-empty source file:
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Editing the Source File
Add the source code as shown below:
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Performing a Build
Use the Project menu or click on the build button (the hammer icon):
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Checking the Build Results
Select the Console window and view the results of the build:
The given source code was designed to test whether you’ve configured the project properly. If not, the build will fail, since it requires compatibility with the C99 Standard.