School of Engineering and Computer Science Te Kura Mātai Pūkaha, Pūrorohiko

The following is a basic overview for those getting started with C/C++ development in Eclipse. This is in the context of an importing an existing makefile project into Eclipse.

Setting up

• File > New > Project...
• C/C++ > C++ Project, hit next
• Makefile project*> Empty Project:
  • Select Linux GCC toolchain
  • Name your project
  • Hit finish
• Right click the on project > Import...
• General > File System:
  • Hit next, and browse for the assignment code
  • Tick and include the folder which has the sub-folders src, assets, etc.
  • Hit finish

Done!

*people often go into Executable. Don't do this. Check these steps carefully.

General usage:

• Right click project > clean project
• Right click project > build, or hit the hammer button
• Right click > Run as > Local C/C++ Application
• Right click > Run as > Run configurations...
  • Select your application (should be under C/C++ Application)
  • In the Main tab, put the location of your output (e.g /build/AppName)
  • In the Arguments tab, add your arguments, e.g assets/teapot.obj
  • Hit Apply, then hit Run

Now that it is set up, you can simply right click your project > Run as > Run local C/C++ Application, or hit the green arrow button.

Notes:

• Building does not save in Eclipse! Be sure to save before cleaning/building.

• Valgrind is a tool which is useful for memory debugging and testing for memory leaks. While it can be slow, it is useful. To use Valgrind:
  • Right click project > Profiling Tools > Profile with Valgrind
  • You might need to set the arguments in the Profiling Tools Configurations, just like we did in Run Configurations.

• When you're finished with your project, ensure that it can be ran from the command line. Tutors often run from the command line like so:  
  make clean
  make
  ./build/AppName args