
I put them in a custom update site, including a couple of meta-plugins for easy installation. There are a few extensions to eclipse that is good to have. Sometimes there are problems with some updates, but usually it is enough to remove and re-add the corresponding update site. Probably, the first thing you want to do is to update the pre-bundled plugins: select the menu "Help->Check for Updates".


When it ask for a workspace, you probably want to use your cmtuser directory. eclipse (there is no need to go there, you can also use the full path to the eclipse executable). Now you are ready to start Eclipse: go to the eclipse directory and launch. The first thing to do is to edit the file eclipse.ini in that directory. You can chose any kind of installation, just remember if you got the 32 or 64 bit version.ĭownload "Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers" for your platform at, go to a directory of your choice and unpack it the. I suggest to take the latest version of the JRE from (at least 1.6.0.10).

I have problems with the version of the Java Runtime Environment distributed with SLC5 (java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-0.30.b09), the version in SLC4 is simply too old. Please, report any problem or suggestions to me. I just prepared a shared installation of Eclipse Indigo with all the suggested plugins that is usable on lxplus. Private laptop, private eclipse version:.Indigo (Eclipse 3.7) / Helios (Eclipse 3.6) / Galileo (Eclipse 3.5).
