Eclipse* is an open source software development project dedicated to providing a robust, full-featured, commercial-quality, industry platform for the development of highly integrated tools. It is an extensible, open-source integrated development environment (IDE).
The CDT project is dedicated to providing a fully functional C/C++ IDE for the Eclipse platform. CDT is layered on Eclipse and provides a C/C++ development environment perspective.
Note
Eclipse and CDT are not bundled with the Intel compiler. They must be obtained separately.
The Intel C++ Compiler for Linux* OS provides an integration (also known as an extension) to the Eclipse/CDT IDE that lets you develop, build, and run your Intel C/C++ projects in a visual, interactive environment.
Similarly, the Intel® Debugger for Linux* OS includes a debugger integration to Eclipse and CDT. This integration is also included with the compiler installation.
To use the compiler and the debugger integrations, add them to Eclipse using the Add an Extension Location feature. For more information, see Starting Eclipse.
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