Re: [cdt-dev] Getting started with CDT dev

[Marc-Andre Laperle <malaperle@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Chris,

3.8 or 4.2. 4.2 is the "main" one but some prefer 3.8 for various 
reasons. I updated the wiki so that it doesn't mention 3.7.

Good luck!

Marc-Andre

On 17/10/2012 12:58 PM, Chris Stankevitz wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am motivated to start developing CDT in order to fix bug 390964.  I
> am using this page as a guide:
> http://wiki.eclipse.org/Getting_started_with_CDT_development
>
> My background: I've been writing c++ for over 10 years full time.  I
> used MSVC/Windows until about a year ago when I switched entirely to
> Eclipse/Linux.  I never wrote Java.  I never wrote Eclipse plugins.  I
> don't even really "understand" eclipse except enough to download and
> untar the "Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers" package and get to work.
> I love the combination of gcc, eclipse, cdt, and cmake on a linux
> machine.  They work together beautifully and compliment one another.
>
> I expect to ask a lot of questions.  First relates to the version of
> eclipse to use for CDT development.
>
> Quoting http://wiki.eclipse.org/Getting_started_with_CDT_development
>
> Section Eclipse SDK: "you need Eclipse 3.7"
>
> Section Setting up the Sources/Eclipse Setup: "Eclipse Classic 3.8 or 4.2"
>
> Question: Which version of Eclipse should I install for CDT 8.1
> development: 3.7, 3.8, or 4.2?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Chris
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