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Eclipse using wrong version of g++ [message #912587]

Thu, 13 September 2012 16:12

America Chambers
Messages: 2
Registered: September 2012

Junior Member

I have written my own Makefile (instead of having Eclipse generate one for me automatically).

When I build my C++ project within Eclipse (Indigo) it uses /usr/bin/g++ which is a symbolic link to an older version of g++ (g++-4.2).

The problem is that I have updated my version of gcc to gcc-4.4. Opening up a terminal, it is clear that this newer version of gcc has been correctly installed as the default (like I wanted).

>> g++ --version
g++ (MacPorts gcc44 4.4.7_2) 4.4.7
Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

>> which g++
/opt/local/bin/g++

>> ls /opt/local/bin/g++
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 25 Sep 13 12:16 /opt/local/bin/g++ -> /opt/local/bin/g++-mp-4.4

>> echo $PATH
/opt/local/bin:...:/usr/bin...

So why is eclipse still using the old version of g++? Is there some property somewhere where I can specify the directory of the new g++ compiler? I would prefer to change where Eclipse is looking instead of changing my system paths or my Makefile.

I added the path /opt/local/bin to Eclipse's build variable PATH and made sure it was before /usr/bin (Eclipse >> Preferences >> Build >> Build Variables) but this did not solve the issue.

If I need to post my Makefile, what OS I'm running, etc. let me know. This is my first time posting.

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Re: Eclipse using wrong version of g++ [message #912645 is a reply to message #912587]

Thu, 13 September 2012 18:59

America Chambers
Messages: 2
Registered: September 2012

Junior Member

I (think) I figured it out. You'd have to do this for each project. There is a project specific PATH variable in:

Properties >> C/C++ Build >> Environment

I added /opt/local/bin to this PATH variable and it worked. There is a different PATH variable in:

Properties >> C/C++ Build >> Build Variables

but for some reason editing this PATH variable doesn't change the path to the compiler. Odd.

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