RE: [cdt-dev] Launching CDT on Windows

["Schaefer, Doug" <Doug.Schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When you select the MinGW toolchain in the build settings, the CDT sets
the path automatically before invoking the compiler or calling make. You
didn't say what toolchain you are using but I'd ask whoever gave it to
you for the same. Mind you, you may not get it. But, you can do this
yourself manually by changing the PATH variable in the Environment tab
of your build settings. 

The idea is to be able to support multiple toolchains, i.e. multiple
things call gcc, in the same workspace, or project even. Assuming the
compiler is in your PATH ahead of time prevents things like that.

At any rate, to answer your original question, there is no standard way
to launch the CDT on Windows in the way you are suggesting, mainly
because it isn't recommended.

Doug. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Wrighton
> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 10:04 AM
> To: CDT General developers list.
> Subject: Re: [cdt-dev] Launching CDT on Windows
> 
> Sorry I wasn't that clear, I was mainly talking about having 
> the compiler etc in the PATH environment variable prior to 
> running Eclipse (prior to running java anyway, since you 
> can't modify the environment from Java as far as I know). In 
> wascana I assume the launcher executable sets the environment?
> 
> Doug - I'm not sure what you meant about the build integration?
> 
> 
> 2009/1/16 Schaefer, Doug <Doug.Schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Subs
> >> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 7:02 AM
> >> To: CDT General developers list.
> >> Subject: Re: [cdt-dev] Launching CDT on Windows
> >>
> >> Mike Wrighton wrote:
> >> > Kind of a question on product deployment I suppose, but 
> is there a 
> >> > standard way of launching CDT from Windows? Usually a set of 
> >> > environment variables need to be set prior to launching 
> it, so I've 
> >> > always used batch files with desktop shortcuts which has
> >> always seemed
> >> > a bit naff??
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> > Mike
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> >> Eh?
> >>
> >> I have *no* enviroment variables, batch files, or anything. I just 
> >> run eclipse.
> >
> > Same with Wascana, the CDT for Windows distro on 
> sourceforge. I have a 
> > build integration for the MinGW environment that sets the env 
> > variables for me. You can also set the manually in the 
> build properties.
> >
> > Doug
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