Eclipse "crossGCC"

Question

I just downloaded the Eclipse IDE for C/C++ (on Window 7) and trying to create a simple new project. In the tool chains there are "Cross GCC", "Cygwin GCC" and "Microsoft Visual C++".

I never heard of the "Cross GCC" before. What is the different between "Cross GCC" and "CygwinGCC" and the normal "GCC"?

--ABS

Answer 1

If you're interested in "normal GCC" at Windows environment, it may be worth to install MinGW (with MSYS) instead of Cygwin. Here is a good discussion on "Cygwin vs MinGW" so you can pick appropriate What is the difference between Cygwin and MinGW?