On Windows, you could install either MinGW GCC or Cygwin GCC.

Choose MinGW if you are not sure, because MinGW is lighter and easier to install, but has fewer features.

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Download the latest version of the MinGW installation program which should be named MinGW.exe.

While installing MinGW, at a minimum, you must install gcc-core, gcc-g, binutils, and the MinGW runtime, but you may wish to install more.

Add the bin subdirectory of your MinGW installation to your PATH environment variable so that you can specify these tools on the command line by their simple names.

Step 2 Install Eclipse CC Development Tool (CDT) Two ways to install CDT, depending on whether you have previously installed an Eclipse: If you have already installed Eclipse for Java Developers or other Eclipse packages, you could install the CDT plug-in as follows: Launch Eclipse Help Install New Software In Work with field, pull down the drop-down menu and select Kepler - (or juno for Eclipse 4.2; or helios for Eclipse 3.7).

In Name box, expand Programming Language node Check CC Development Tools Next.

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Finish. If you have not install any Eclipse package, you could download Eclipse IDE for CC Developers from, and unzip the downloaded file into a directory of your choice.

Step 3 Configuration You do NOT need to do any configuration, as long as the Cygwin or MinGW binaries are included in the PATH environment variable.

In Toolchains box, choose your compiler, e.g., Cygwin GCC or MinGW GCC Next.

Finally, right-click the project and select run as and then Local CC application.

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