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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Stankevitz
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 12:59 PM
> To: cdt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cdt-dev] Getting started with CDT dev
> 
> 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.  

It will be great to get the view of a full-time user of the CDT.
Sadly, many of us write the CDT but don't get to heavily use it :(

> 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.

If the info is not documented, then it is very fair to ask about it.
If you want to keep track of the questions you ask, we can add them
to the wiki for the next person who may need the info.

Looking forward to your contribution(s).

Marc




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