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Getting started with a compiler [message #700417]

Sat, 23 July 2011 11:39

pip.steen63

Messages: 1
Registered: July 2011

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I've successfully installed the Eclipse CDT on 64 bit Windows 7. The CDT appears to be working perfectly. However, I'm now stuck on how to build C++ projects. I've tried the Hello World tutorial, but get errors that indicate the compiler isn't functioning (e.g. "Symbol 'cout' could not be resolved" and "Cannot run program "g++" (in directory "C:\Users\Pip\C++\Workspace\HelloWorld"): CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified"

I installed the MinGW toolchain, but then discovered it was for 32 bit only. I found the 64 bit download, but it appears to lack many of the features in MinGW. I don't know whether I have to run it manually or whether I can operate the 64 compiler within the rest of the MinGW functionality/executable files.

Currently, I don't know how to make any further progress within Eclipse, so any help would be welcome. I guess I need a dummies guide on the files I need and how to run them from Eclipse.

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Re: Getting started with a compiler [message #701928 is a reply to message #700417]

Mon, 25 July 2011 18:38

Eric Rizzo

Messages: 3070
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Did you see the "sticky" topic a the top of this forum about C/C++
development questions?

On 7/23/11 7:39 AM, pip.steen63 wrote:
> I've successfully installed the Eclipse CDT on 64 bit Windows 7. The CDT
> appears to be working perfectly. However, I'm now stuck on how to build
> C++ projects. I've tried the Hello World tutorial, but get errors that
> indicate the compiler isn't functioning (e.g. "Symbol 'cout' could not
> be resolved" and "Cannot run program "g++" (in directory
> "C:\Users\Pip\C++\Workspace\HelloWorld"): CreateProcess error=2, The
> system cannot find the file specified"
>
> I installed the MinGW toolchain, but then discovered it was for 32 bit
> only. I found the 64 bit download, but it appears to lack many of the
> features in MinGW. I don't know whether I have to run it manually or
> whether I can operate the 64 compiler within the rest of the MinGW
> functionality/executable files.
>
> Currently, I don't know how to make any further progress within Eclipse,
> so any help would be welcome. I guess I need a dummies guide on the
> files I need and how to run them from Eclipse.

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