[News.eclipse.technology.packaging] Re: Strawman for C/C++ IDE Package

[Doug Schaefer <dschaefer@xxxxxxx>]

I think the lack of a compiler for Windows is a killer. 70% of CDT 
downloads are for Windows. On Linux, the CDT is already available with 
many of the distributions. Mac probably has the same problem as Windows.

And yes, unfortunately the gnu compiler suite isn't IP clean enough and 
license friendly enough for eclipse.org. Luckily there are other avenues 
to deliver such a package, such as EasyEclipse or something new on 
SourceForge.

Doug Schaefer
CDT Project Lead.

Markus Knauer wrote:
> I think having a package for C/C++ development is very important for the
> acceptance of the packaging project. 
>
> But I also do know about the typical problems of a new user: I downloaded
> and installed a complete C/C++ Development IDE, but where is my compiler???
>
> This is something that we cannot change in the near future, because we are
> not able to build a package including a compiler for IP reasons. This would
> be something that we cannot distribute from the eclipse.org infrastructure.
> On the other hand, the compiler problem only arises on the Windows
> platform; most Unices have already a C compiler available on their system.
>
> Nevertheless: IMHO a C/C++ IDE Package is something that makes the
> installation of a C/C++ easier. I installed one of the latest CDT 4
> milestones and had a look at the new project wizard. There you can select a
> toolchain that will be used in the project.
>
> The package content below is pretty small, but it should be enough for a
> C/C++ developer. Anything else that makes sense to add?
>
> Markus
>
>
> Ian Skerrett wrote:
>
> > At the last project meeting, I took the action item to document a strawman
> > proposal for a C/C++ IDE.   Below is a first draft.   Please let me know
> > your comments.
> >
> > C/C++ IDE Package
> > ==============
> > Platform  (no JDT or PDE)
> > CDT
> > No source code should be included.
> >
> > Btw, I spoke with Doug Schaefer and he feels that the installer does not
> > need to look for a C/C++ compiler.   It seems in CDT 4.0 the new project
> > wizard has functionality to do this.