Difference between revisions of "CDT/Obsolete/User/DownloadCDTLatest"

Revision as of 21:33, 29 September 2008

CDT 5.0 is new version of CDT which would be released as part of Ganymede Simultaneous release in the end of June. In a meantime you can try current experimental version of it.

Before you install

• You have to install Eclipse platform 3.4 or later for your platform
• You have to install command line tool chain for build/debug. I.e. gnu tool chain (gcc, gdb, etc)

Download and Install CDT 5.0

• 1) Download the master zip file and put it somewhere on your machine.

  Master zip file for CDT 5.0 M7a Download

  Master zip file for Nightly build and other milestones can be found on Nightly Builds page, bottom link

• 2) Fire up Eclipse
• 3) Help->Software Updates
• 4) On the Available Features tab, select Manage sites...
• 5) Add... in the master zip as an Archive...

  Note: if feature list won't update close and re-open Software Updates dialog.

  Note: Current version only works with Archive, it does not work if you unpack it and use Local Site.

• 6) Under CDT Main Features select the one you want. C/C++ Development

  Tools is the main one. The SDK adds in the schemas and source for

  building extensions to the CDT. The C/C++ Development Platform is the

  Tools without the GNU toolchain support.

• 7) You can install other neat things, including the Mylyn bridge, from

  the CDT Optional Features category.