Extending the Eclipse CDT Managed Build System

Eclipse's managed build system enhances the usability and extensibility for C/C++ developers


January 31, 2007
URL:http://www.drdobbs.com/embedded-systems/extending-the-eclipse-cdt-managed-build/197002115

Eclipse CDT 3.1 provides a host of improvements to the open-source CDT environment. Some of the improvements focus on greater performance and scalability, such as providing faster searches. Others reflect the CDT team's ongoing work to provide a better user experience for C and C++ developers, including better drag-and-drop support, improved syntax highlighting, and more accurate code refactoring.

The managed build system (MBS), in particular, contains many significant enhancements that improve both the usability and extensibility of the CDT build environment.

For CDT users, the updated MBS offers the ability to:

For tool integrators, the updated MBS offers: