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== Your First C Program in Eclipse ==
The first thing you have to do is to select the C/C++ perspective. You can do this by clicking the icon pointed to by the red arrow and selecting C/C++.
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Your workbench is now configured for C/C++ development.
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Next select '''File, New, C Project''' from the main menu.
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Enter the name of your project, '''FirstCProject''', and for the executable type select '''Hello World ANSI C Project''', and then click on the '''Finish''' button.
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Notice that you now have a simple Hello World program in the editor window. If you like you may make a small change to the program and save it or you can just leave it as is.
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To execute the program select '''Run As''' from the '''Run''' menu. Then select '''Local C/C++ Application'''.
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The output of your program is displayed in the '''Console''' window at the bottom of the workbench.
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'''Congratulations!''' You've just run your first C program using Eclipse.