Java and C Eclipse

[Gamingphreek]

I just downloaded Eclipse Ganymede in Ubuntu. I downloaded the C/C++ version, but I have a class that is Java oriented and a class that is C oriented so I need the IDE to do both. Can someone explain what I need to do to get both languages working within Eclipse?

Thanks,
-Kevin

 

[Markbnj]

Do you have the CDT installed? The C/C++ Development Tooling add-on contains everything Eclipse needs to deal with C/C++ using... GCC I think, but I am sure that's customizable. Once you have it then you'll see a C/C++ perspective available as well as Java.

 

[Gamingphreek]

Well I downloaded the Eclipse with the CDT I believe. I got the version with C/C++ and can use that (I assume at least). I need to add Java support now.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
Well I downloaded the Eclipse with the CDT I believe. I got the version with C/C++ and can use that (I assume at least). I need to add Java support now.

Why not just download the java version of eclipse and install it in a different directory. That's what I did.

To compile C/C++ code in Eclipse, you'll need to get cygwin.

And if you don't know makefiles yet, it is time to start learning.

 

[Gamingphreek]

So installing the Java version would be the best route? It just seems weird to me to have 2 separate versions of the same software - the only difference being some modules or something.

-Kevin

 

[ivan2]

I thought all eclipse can do java out of the box, maybe that is the past...

 

[Markbnj]

You definitely don't need two copies of Eclipse. I use one and have both Java and C/C++ perspectives available. I'm pretty sure all you need to do is install the Ganymede package and CDT, and cygwin if you're on Windows.

 

[slpaulson]

All you have to do is change the perspective to switch between C and Java. I switch between Java, C++, and C for our embedded platform with one installation just fine.

 

[postmortemIA]

all you need to install is full Netbeans 6.1, it comes with java and C++ support - no switching, no additional packages hidden in updates
NetBeans, best Java IDE

also you'd need cygwin or minGW in either case