On a Windows machine, the download will be a.

dmg file once you’ve put Eclipse where you want it.

To unmount the disk image, click the eject button in a Finder window siderbar (if it is shown there), or drag the disk icon that is on your desktop to the Trash.

Just drag it from the mounted disk image to where you want it.

But Eclipse can be installed anywhere, such as your Desktop or any other folder.

You may need administrator privileges for this.

To install Eclipse in the Applications folder, just drag the application onto the shortcut.

A Finder window should open displaying the Eclipse application and a shortcut to the Applications folder.

It will probably be in your Downloads folder.

Click the download link for the platform you are using.

Scroll down to “Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers”.

Instead click the “Download Packages” link. Don’t click the “Download” button on the next page.This document was written for Eclipse 2021-06 and tested primarily on macOS 11.5.1 Big Sur, but also on Windows 10. Even if you want to use Eclipse or another IDE for writing code, I strongly suggest that you learn how to build (compile) and run your programs from the terminal. Amazingly, it isn’t as easy as it should be.Ī word of warning to Computer Science students: At some point in your career you are going to need to be able to use the terminal/shell/command-line on your computer (the name varies across platforms). This document describes how to install and use Eclipse for programming in C (and C++). Students are used to using the Eclipse IDE for programming in Java. Using Eclipse for C (in CSC173) Using Eclipse for C (in CSC173) George Ferguson Last update: Summer 2021Ĭreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

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