Note: Because of the possibility of harmful or even malicious software, you should only download software that you trust.
You can install new software that is compatible with the versions of Eclipse and CDT that we include with the IDE. For the current versions of Eclipse and CDT used with the IDE, see What’s New .
Click
Help
>
Install New Software
.
This wizard shows you the items that are available for installation.
In the
Work with:
field, type the location of a software site, or select an existing software location.
By default, the items in a site are grouped by category, with only the latest version of each item shown. You can change the
way that you browse for available software using the available options below.
Use the filter box to type part of the name of something that you are looking for. The list of items will be filtered to only
those matching the text that you specify.
Select the
Group items by category
option to filter the available software results to control whether the items should be grouped in categories; otherwise they’ll
be listed by name.
Select the
Show only the latest version of available software
option to only show the most current version of the software in the list, instead of all versions.
Select the
Hide items that are already installed
option to remove those items from the list that are already installed.
Select the
Contact all update sites during install to find required software
option to specify that all software sites will be contacted when looking for requirements; otherwise, only the site shown
in the
Work With
field will be used.
Browse the available software and select the items that you want to install. When you finish making your selection, click
Next
to install the software. If the items require other software in order to operate, those requirements will be included in
your request.
After you click
Next
, the wizard validates your selections against your installed software and reports any configuration problems that might prevent
you from installing a particular software item. If there are conflicts that prevent you from installing one or more of your
selections, the problems will be reported in the
Details
area.
Depending on the validation results, you’ll do one of the following:
Option
Description
Errors encountered
Deselect the items identified as problems and then validate the install by clicking
Next
again, or, you can click
Back
to return to the first page to change your initial software selections.
No Errors
If all of the requirements are available and there are no other installation conflicts, clicking
Next
shows the Install Details page and the items to install. Expanding each item shows what additional items will be required
to complete the installation. You’ll see an estimated size for the installation at the bottom of the page. Click
Finish
to begin the download and installation of the new software.
No errors, but software has License agreements
If the selected items have license agreements to review, you must click
Next
to continue. Carefully review the license agreements for the items you want to install. You may also notice items in the
license list that you didn’t choose, but they required by the items that you’re installing. If the terms of all these licenses
are acceptable, check
I accept the terms in the license agreements.
Do not proceed to download the features if the license terms are not acceptable. If the license agreements are acceptable,
or if the selected items don’t have license agreements to review. Click
Finish
to begin the download and installation of the new software.
Note:
Some of the items may be digitally signed by the company that provides them. This allows you to verify more easily that the
features and plugins that are about to be downloaded and installed are coming from a trusted supplier. You may be prompted
to verify digitally signed content once the signature is detected.
After the software successfully downloads and the necessary files install into the product on the local computer, the wizards
prompts you to restart for the Workbench. Click
Yes
when asked to exit and restart the Workbench for the changes to take effect.
