Windows Eclipse C++ with MinGW
1. Install Mingw http://www.mingw.org/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/latest/download?source=files 2. In MinGW installation Manager Select mingw-developer-toolkit mingw32-base mingw32-gcc-g++ msys-base 3. Add c:\mingw\bin to System enviornment Path 4. Download and install CDT http://www.eclipse.org/cdt/downloads.php Eclipse -> Help -> Install New Software... Add... //copy the relative URL 5. Configurate Eclipse 1. Windows -> Preferences -> C/C++ -> New CDT Project Wizard -> Makefile Project Select PE Windows Parser 2. Windows -> Show view -> Make Target 6. Create C++ project 7. In the Make Target windows right click New... 8. Create Make target 9. Run As -> Local C/C++ Application Troubleshooting Compile Error: /mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/4.8.1/../../../../mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -ladvapi32 /mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/4.8.1/../../../../mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find