Difference between revisions of "C Projects in Eclipse"

Latest revision as of 16:16, 23 November 2009

New Project setup process:

Download Eclipse CDT - from the list choose "Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers".
Unarchive and run downloaded Eclipse
Close "Welcome screen", if you're running Eclipse for the first time
Choose File > New > C Project
Type in a name, for example, lab03
Uncheck "Use default location"
Browse you lab root folder as Location
Choose "Makefile Project > Empty project" as Project type
Press "Finish"
A New project folder will appear on the left side, right click on it, properties
C/C++ General > Paths And Symbols > GNU C
Add ... > Workspace...
Choose your lab project root folder (lab03)
OK, OK, OK

Now you should be able to work with your project.

Keyboard shortcuts worth knowing (On MacOS Ctrl must be replaced by Cmd for most of the shortcuts):

Ctrl+B - build your project. Check Console window for error messages
Ctrl+Tab - switch between source and header files (.c and .h)
F3 or Ctr+Left click on a function, variable, macro - Open Declaration - go to its declaration/definition. The definition outline will be displayed automatically, if you hold mouse over a function/variable/macro name.
Ctrl+H - workspace wide search. Choose "File search". Type in your keyword and file pattern (I use "*.S, *.c, *.h" to search C source/header and ASM files). To avoid annoying C++/Task search, I choose "Customize"in the Search window and uncheck all the unnecessary alternatives, leaving only "File Search" checked.
Ctrl+Shift+G on a variable/function - Open Call Hierarchy - show all places where it is used/called. Very useful to check, where a variable is initialized and modified
Ctrl+PageUp, Ctrl+PageDown - switch to previous/next source window
Ctrl+W - Close window

All these commands are also available in the context menu - right click and choose it from the menu.

Keyboard shortcut configuration: Window > Preferences > General > Keys. For Mac Preferences are under "Eclipse", not under "Window".

If you use a compiler, which is not in your environment path, you can set PATH variable under Window > Preferences > C++ > Environment > Add...

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+New Project setup process:
 * Download [http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ Eclipse CDT] - from the list choose "Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers".
 * Unarchive and run downloaded Eclipse
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 * Ctrl+H - workspace wide search. Choose "File search". Type in your keyword and file pattern (I use "*.S, *.c, *.h" to search C source/header and ASM files). To avoid annoying C++/Task search, I choose "Customize"in the Search window and uncheck all the unnecessary alternatives, leaving only "File Search" checked.
 * Ctrl+Shift+G on a variable/function - Open Call Hierarchy - show all places where it is used/called. Very useful to check, where a variable is initialized and modified
+* Ctrl+PageUp, Ctrl+PageDown - switch to previous/next source window
+* Ctrl+W - Close window
 All these commands are also available in the context menu - right click and choose it from the menu.
 Keyboard shortcut configuration: Window > Preferences > General > Keys. For Mac Preferences are under "Eclipse", not under "Window".
+If you use a compiler, which is not in your environment path, you can set PATH variable under Window > Preferences > C++ > Environment > Add...