Getting started in Eclipse

Download the file Go to the website http://www.eclipse.org/downloads Download the Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers from the mirror site closest to you. Install the software

The directory

Unzip the files Your web browser may block the access to the web. If so, allow it, to be able to work efficiently.

Other download You may be asked if you wish to download something else (the term toolchain may be used) Choose the MinGW GCC option (gcc is the basis for this compiler and the Apple Xcode compiler).

What is Eclipse? A collection of software tools that can be used for a variety of projects and programming languages. An IDE (Integrated Development Environment). An integrated help system.

Open Eclipse and select a workspace

Create a C project On the File menu, select new. Then select C project.

Name the project Lastname_firstname_program7.c Be sure to select an empty project You can choose either Next or Finish since you will not make any changes to the default values, either one is fine.

What’s next?

Open a file from the File menu

I knew I had used workspacea

Open the project we want

Select Window, Show View, C/C++ Projects

Select New from the File Menu It gives you a prompt for a file name within the project. I used the same name for the file and the project, but that is NOT necessary.

Enter your code

Save, then Build - no errors

Run the program