[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: Basic Newby Question

[Jeff Myers <myersj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Art wrote:
> What does Eclipse offer for programming
> C/C++ in Linux that is GCC (GNU C/C++ com
> piler) does not ?
From the CDT homepage (http://www.eclipse.org/cdt/):

Our current release function includes:

    * C/C++ Editor (basic functionality, syntax highlighting, code 
completion etc.)
    * C/C++ Debugger (APIs & Default implementation, using GDB)
    * C/C++ Launcher (APIs & Default implementation, launches and 
external application)
    * Parser
    * Search Engine
    * Content Assist Provider
    * Makefile generator

So the CDT project provides an IDE front-end to an existing toolchain 
(most often gcc).

See the CDT FAQ for more details.

Hope this helps,

 - Jeff