How to install CDT in Eclipse Luna

Question

I am trying to install C / C ++ development tools for Eclipse Luna.

Referring to this page here , I went to Help> Install New Software> and posted http://download.eclipse.org/tools/cdt/releases/8.4 in the "Works with" section.

I got options for the C / C ++ development tools and SDK for C / C ++ development, which I downloaded and restarted Eclipse. However, when restarting eclipse, I cannot find any place / interface for creating programs or C files. The tools are displayed in the list of installed programs (the screen is attached).

I also installed MinGw according to the instructions here .

Am I missing a step? How can I start developing C in the moon. Please advice.

Answer 1

Your JDK version is below 1.6, which is too old. You must upgrade it to 1.7 or higher.

Answer 2

I had the same problem - installing java 8 helped me.

Answer 3

I had exactly the same problem using Luna SR 1a on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

Switching from Java 1.6.0_34 to 1.7.0_75 fixed the problem - everything works now

Answer 4

I had the same problem with the moon. I installed Java 1.7.0_80, which allowed me to switch to C / C ++ Perspective and create new projects in C / C ++.

My system previously had only Java 1.6.0_45, which was enough to run Luna, but apparently not enough to run the whole CDT.