Provides automation of configuration needed for projects using pkg-config, such as GTK+ and gtkmm. Very useful time-saving tool for all C, C++ programmers using Eclipse.
The aim of the Eclipse plug-in is to provide automation of configuration needed for projects using pkg-config, such as GTK+ and gtkmm.
The plug-in will set options and switches automatically that gcc needs to add in the selected packages - specifically the header file paths, the libraries, and some other gcc switches.
Cross platform support Project can be held in a version control system and even if the packages have been selected in Linux, pulling the project in Windows will automatically update the flags (file-system paths etc).
Cross compilation environment support Pkg-config plugin configuration is now per-project configuration rather than a global configuration. Path to the pkg-config binary can be set per-project.
Per-toolchain specified pkg-config binary (default and custom paths)
Property page Used to select packages and set pkg-config configuraion.
Pkg-config utility outputs the necessary options needed to build a given package that can be passed as compiler options.
Note: Eclipse 3.7 (Indigo) and CDT 8 (or newer) are mandatory. Try first without setting PKG_CONFIG_PATH manually. It is found automatically in most cases.
Windows users: Do not install Gtk+ or Gtkmm in a path containing spaces, because pkg-config does not support spaces in paths.
To make installation easy, the plugin is added to Eclipse marketplace (it's free) http://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/pkg-config-support-eclipse-cdt