Adding the Intel® Debugger Integrations to Eclipse*

The Intel® Compiler for Linux* OS provides integrations for the compiler and the Intel® Debugger to Eclipse* and CDT that let you develop, build, and debug your projects in a visual, interactive environment. Note the following pre-requisites:

The debugger integrations for Eclipse are supported for Eclipse 3.7.

To install the integrations for C/C++, it is recommended to download the Eclipse* package for C/C++ developers that comes with CDT already installed.

To debug Fortran applications, you need to install Photran project plug-ins in addition to the CDT plug-ins as follows:

  1. Start Eclipse and select Help > Install new software.
  2. Select Indigo from the list of available software sites. A list of available plug-ins is displayed.
  3. Expand the node Programming Languages and check the checkbox for Fortran Development Tools (Photran).

You must have a working X Window System environment to use the debugger integrations for Eclipse.

To add the Intel® Debugger integrations to your Eclipse configuration:

  1. Start Eclipse.
  2. Select or create a workspace. For example, select or create a makefile project with already existing code. For more information see the Eclipse New Project wizard. Makefiles need to contain a rule "all:" to build the whole project.
  3. Select Help > Install New Software.
  4. Next to the Work with field, Click the Add button. The Add Site dialog opens.
  5. Click the Local button and browse to the appropriate Intel CDT integration directory:
    • install_dir/eclipse_support/cdt8.0/eclipse
  6. Click OK.
  7. Make sure Group items by category is not checked.
  8. Select the Intel Debugger (IDB) integration of your choice and click Next.
  9. Follow the installation instructions.
  10. When asked if you want to restart Eclipse, select Yes.

When Eclipse restarts, you can create and work with CDT projects that use the Intel C++ compiler.

Parent topic: Debugging with the Intel® Debugger on Eclipse*