[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: C++ in Eclipse

[IchBin <weconsul@xxxxxxx>]

Jon wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am in high school and was introduced to eclipse by a friend of mine.  
> Currently i am trying to develop c++ programs, nothing complex because i 
> am still learning the language, in Ecplipse 3.1.1 with MinGW as my 
> compiler. 
> My problem is that i am never able to compile any programs, mostly 
> becuase i have little idea of what to do, and the only tutorial i was 
> able to find on another wbsite told me that i have to produce makefiles.
>
> so i guess my questions are how do i produce basic c++ programs in 
> ecplise and will i have to develop makefiles for each program?
No, there are two types of C/C++ projects. One is managed and the other 
is standard. The managed project build the makefile. This assumes you 
download and installed the C/C++ CDT plugin for Eclipse.

Check these out(just remember to use the latest releases)
http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/CDT
http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/cdt-home/user/Tutorials.html?cvsroot=Tools_Project
http://www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~eclipse/7-EclipseCDT.pdf



Thanks in Advance...
IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA 
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