First, please recognize that I am
a fan of the CDT and all the work that has been done on it to date.
Unfortunately, I need to send some criticism and I hope you won’t take it too
harshly.
I’ve been using Eclipse and the
CDT for a couple of years now and I have to say that my recent experience
absolutely horrified me. The CDT used to be very simple to install as it
used very few additional frameworks, but now you have incorporated all of
these new modeling frameworks. I understand the need for using these new
frameworks, but there is no indication on the CDT site about the dependencies
and you don’t find out about them until you go to install the CDT. The
last two Eclipse versions had the same problem, but I didn’t see the need to
complain because it was easy enough to find the MDT modules and EMF.
Unfortunately, it’s getting worse. The CDT FAQ refers to installation
instructions that are only as recent as 2004 and don’t indicate any need for
these prerequisite installs. I guarantee you people are walking away
from the CDT and Eclipse C/C++ development as an IDE as a result.
Someone really needs to consider making the installation process easier and an
update to the FAQ is long past due.
Jack
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