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CDT 4.0 Installation Guide

For Eclipse 3.3

Installing MinGW

MinGW is a project that ported a subset of GNU build tools to Windows, including gcc, g++, make, and gdb. The Eclipse CDT (C/C++ Development Tools) uses the MinGW build tools.

Windows Vista Users: The following instructions may not produce a working installation of MinGW on Windows Vista. Should you run into any problems, consult this wiki for a working fix.

  1. Download and run the latest MinGW(v5.1.4 at the time of writing). Click Next.

    Note: You may want to download this file into its own folder because the installer downloads additional files from the internet and stores them in the same folder.
  2. Select Download and Install and click Next.
  3. Click I Agree.
  4. Select Current or Candidate and click Next. If the download fails the first time, try again; sometimes it times out.
  5. Check MinGW base tools and g++ compiler and click Next.
  6. Accept the default location and click Next.

    Warning: Some people have reported problems installing MinGW in a directory not directly under the root.
  7. Click Install.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Click Finish.
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