Eclipse can't find my MinGW toolchain for C/C++

Question

I have a problem. Many have the same question but I didn't find the answer.

I installed gcc-4.9.0 on my PC but Eclipse won't find it. I used the default installation path:

C:\MinGW

Answer 1

1. Setting PATH variable, add something like: "C:\Program Files (x86)\mingw-w64\i686-6.2.0-win32-dwarf-rt_v5-rev1\mingw32\bin"
2. DO COPY gcc.exe to mingw32-gcc.exe in your path above

For more information, see: http://wiki.eclipse.org/CDT/User/FAQ#I_installed_MinGW_toolchain_on_my_PC_but_Eclipse_won.27t_find_it.

Answer 2

This steps helped me when I faced the same problem:

First add the MinGW directory to your path system environment variable as in this link:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLpaYVIoXqc)

After this when you want to create a project uncheck "Show project types and toolchains only if they are supported on the platorm" option. Choose MinGW GCC

Create your code but first build it with CTRL+B, after this mine worked perfectly.

I wish it will be helpful for other people who see this