Purpose of this document
To develop in C/C++ languages the Eclipse community offer the CDT (Eclipse C/C++ Development Tooling) plug-in. This page describes how to install it.
| operating system | version |
|---|---|
| Linux RH Enterprise 4 | kernel 2.6.9-11 |
| program | version |
| Eclipse | 3.2.1 |
| Eclipse CDT plug-in | 3.1.1 |
Install CDT plug-in
To install the CDT Eclipse plug-in we will use the Update Manager. First open it (Help -> Softwares Updates -> Find and Install...).
Choose Search for new features to install option and click on the Next button.
Click on the New Remote Site button and enter CDT for the name and the following URL as the remote site.
http://download.eclipse.org/tools/cdt/releases/callisto
Click on the OK button.
Select the CDT plug-in and click on the Finish button. Wait a moment ...
The CDT plug-in is available on many mirors. Choose the default site. If you have a connexion problem with the default site you may choose to select a mirror site.
Click on the OK button.
Check on the first line (CDT) and click on the Next button.
Accept the license and click on the Next button.
Click on the Finish button. Wait during the CDT plug-in installation...
You could have the following message about the plug-in signature.
Click on the Install or Install all button.
Click on the Yes button to restart Eclipse.