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eclipse.org
Delivers C/C++ Development Tools
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Open Source Project Forms, Sponsored by Red Hat and
IBM
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Tightly
Integrated, Multi-Language Development Platform for Linux
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Project
Delivers Full Function C/C++ IDE Beta
NEW YORK--January 29, 2002--Today, eclipse.org
made a fully functional C and C++ Integrated Development Environment available for
evaluation with the eclipse platform on Linux® workstations. The C/C++ tools,
which complement existing Java™ language support, make the eclipse platform the
first full function, tightly integrated, multi-language tools environment
available as open source. The beta C/C++ IDE is available for immediate
download at http://www.eclipse.org. Two
founding members of eclipse.org, IBM and Red Hat, have joined together to
sponsor this work.
"This development highlights the extensibility of this
architecture and the commitment
of the development community to enhance the eclipse platform,“ said
Michael Tiemann, chief technical officer, Red Hat, Inc. and founding Steward of
eclipse.org. “Virtually every
software development group we've spoken with is looking for an IDE that supports C and C++ in addition to Java.
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This includes projects built in-house and 3rd-party applications running on the full
gamut of enterprise servers through embedded platforms, including new projects developed
for native Linux and the porting of existing applications to Linux. C and C++ are must-haves for Linux, and
with C and C++ support, the eclipse platform is on the way to becoming a
must-have development environment for Linux.”
“A broad range of developers need the power
of combining C/C++ and Java elements in their solutions for a variety of target
deployment platforms,” said Lee Nackman, vice president of application
development tools, IBM Software Group and founding Steward of eclipse.org. "This new C/C++
IDE illustrates the revolutionary power of the eclipse platform's extensible
design to bring new capabilities to the community at a rapid pace. We expect the work of eclipse.org to
continue to be the foundation of our development tools product line at
IBM."
The
eclipse platform is a new open source environment for creating, integrating and
deploying application development tools for use across a broad range of computing
technology. It provides a common set of services and establishes the framework,
infrastructure and interactive workbench used by project developers to build
application software and related elements. The eclipse platform provides source
code building blocks, plug-in frameworks and running examples that facilitate
application tools development.
C
and C++ developers that want to deploy Linux based projects with a Linux
development environment will benefit from advanced facilities that help to speed
project related activities. The C/C++ IDE for the eclipse platform includes a
GUI based source code editor with advanced code browsing and navigation
features like code assist, syntax based color highlighting and integrated help
facilities. The integrated C/C++ debugger presents many of the views that eclipse
platform developers are already familiar with, and adds new ones for inspecting
registers and storage. It also provides direct access to an underlying command
line interface for forming advanced debugger requests.
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The eclipse.org community
welcomes new member companies and individuals that want to collaborate and
contribute to the C/C++ project. It’s easy to sign-up on-line. Full details of the eclipse.org consortium,
membership and the design of the eclipse platform are available at http://www.eclipse.org.
About eclipse.org
eclipse.org is an open consortium of
software development tool vendors that has formed the core of a community
interested in collaborating to create better development environments and
product integration. The community shares an interest in creating products
that are inter-operable in an easy to use way based upon plug-in technology.
By collaborating and sharing core integration technology, tool vendors can
concentrate on their areas of expertise and the creation of new development
technology.
eclipse.org now includes members and
founding steward companies: Borland, IBM, MERANT, QNX Software Systems,
Rational Software, RedHat, SuSE, TogetherSoft and WebGain. Hundreds of
thousands of downloads have been logged at the eclipse.org website.
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