How do I add Eclipse C++ to Eclipse classic?

Question

I have Eclipse Classic for my Java classes, and I have Visual Studio as well, but I'd much rather keep using Eclipse. Can anyone help?

I tried adding the addons from within Eclipse but it didn't work properly.

Answer 1

You need the Eclipse CDT project plugin.

Having said that, unless you need platform independence, don't give up on Visual Studio. For C/C++ Visual Studio is way, way, way better and faster than Eclipse. (IMHO).

Answer 2

If you work with Windows, I suggest you use 2 different instances of Eclipse. As Eclipse is a portable app (no registry), it is easy to use 2 different instances, or more.

You can also go to Help -> Install new software, choose the Eclipse update site and then choose the C/C++ Development Tools package.

Edit: I have just seen LarsH's question. I should have added that the C/C++ Development Tools package is an Eclipse standard issue and can be added from official Eclipse update sites, like the Juno update site: http://download.eclipse.org/releases/juno/ (it should already be in your update sites list if you are using Eclipse Juno). If everything else fails, you can even download the C/C++ tools here: http://www.eclipse.org/cdt/downloads.php and install them yourself.