I've recently started using eclipse to develop c++ applications(or at least im trying to) but I'm having trouble because something seems to be wrong with my PATH variable, as in order to get eclipse to compile my c++ applications correctly I have to go to the projects properties and manually add the cygwin64 bin folder's path as the PATH variable EVERY time, this isn't a HUGE deal, but it'd be nice if i could just set it as default or something, I've tried setting the PATH default in the advanced windows settings but to no avail..
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Is there a way to echo the value of the PATH variable within the context of the program? I wonder if the path you set in windows is being overwritten. – macsj200 Aug 16 '14 at 07:24
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what exactly do you mean by that? – austinphilp Aug 16 '14 at 07:32
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The PATH is an environment variable. It is possible that eclipse is overwriting the global PATH variable and supplying a different one for the program, thus eliminating the changes you performed in Windows. – macsj200 Aug 16 '14 at 07:33
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I've tried setting the PATH default in the advanced windows settings but to no avail..
If you have done that, then you would need to open a new cmd Windows, check that the PATH is correct (type set PATH) and launch eclipse from there.
Then you should see the cygwin tool chain will be shown when you open a new c/cpp project wizard.
(from this blog post)
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