Am Sat, 27 Nov 2004 20:32:40 -0800 hat
<mspgcc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net> geschrieben:
What benefit does eclipse offer (Garret Crisler)
This is hot stuff.
But I will try to give some hint:
Eclipse is a complex IDE, you can use it for programming in Java, C++,
Cobol, Fortran and more.
PLUS it has the ability to become a platformn for special tasks, like
building J2EE apps,
JSP programming and much more. This is all done via this thing called
pluggin.
This leades to a plattform where you can set up a complex enviroment like
a cross development
IDE for emebedded systems without having the man power to program it right
from the scratch.
Plus it's free and open.
The drawback is that its a big programm.
I have been trying to get Eclipse up and running now for over a week. I =
have downloaded about everything I can find on the subject and can't get
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it figured out. Part of the problem is that I don't understand how all =
the components are trying to work together. ( Compiler, assembler and =
Linker) . =20
If you get Eclipse up and running its as easy as "Project->build all"
BTW.: Setting it up is much easier by using the build in routines to get
the updates, see earlier discussions in this list.
Is there a step by step instruction sheet that is actually correct and =
up to date?
IMHO we are in a problem which is completetly an eclipse problem.
So the best way is to read eclipse help, you can get it up and running,
realy.
But there are some good books out there as well, depends on you native
language,
What are the advantages to Eclipse??
A) an IDe with syntacs checking, code compületion and EVERYTHING you
expect to be there in a modern IDE
B) the good old MSP-GCC suit from compiler to debugger, giving you the
most C-conform implementation I know
C) round-trip development including stepping through your code step-by-step
D) remote debugging (which belongs to mspgcc not eclipse, but it fits
seemlessly in there)
My computer is about 1 year old and =
this Eclipse program slows it down like no other program I have ever =
run, why is this?
Well, mine is much older. Every computer is too slow, but...
I am not stepping into discussion about Java and C++ and speed,
but one hint I can give you: look at what java version you use (at command
line: java -version)
I have best experience with latest jave (Java5, formerly known as 1.5)
It speeds up eclipse dramatically.
Is eclipse a generic program that tries to satisfy everybody and in the =
end satisfies nobody because of its complexity.
Well, there are some less complex IDEs like SCITE or JEDIT, which can be
used as well.
But I do not aggree with "satisfies nobody". Definitly: I use it, I love
it, its best
I have seen for long.
Good luck.
hb
