Eclipse CDT can't build - not sure what's wrong (console included)

I'm now going to give c++ a try to see what this language have to offer. I'm having some trouble setting it all up though. I have downloaded Eclipse CDT and followed this guide : http://www.dcs.vein.hu/bertok/oktatas/cpp_by_eclipse/eclipse_for_cpp_on_windows.html#Install_gdb

I am using Windows 7 64bit.

I have never installed a compiler before, and I'm not sure what exactly I am doing wrong. It gives me an "Launch failed. no binary found" error when I try to run my program. However there is no binaries folder. I have tried building, it loads for a while, but nothing really happens.

Any idea what to do? I am completely new at c++ so please be patient and let me know if there's anything I am missing :)

The console in eclipse says the following:

Build of configuration Debug for project Test2 **

Internal Builder is used for build ** cl /c /EHs /MD /Zi /nologo /Fospam.obj ..\spam.cpp Internal Builder: Cannot run program "cl" (in directory "C:\cppworkspace\Test2\Debug"): CreateProcess error=2, Den angivne fil blev ikke fundet Error: Program "cl" is not found in PATH

PATH=[C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\bin;C:开发者_Go百科\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\EgisTec\MyWinLocker 3\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\EgisTec\MyWinLocker 3\x64;C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static;C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin;c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\;c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\;c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn\;c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\;c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn\;C:\MinGW\bin] Build error occurred, build is stopped Time consumed: 156 ms.

If you will compile with Eclipse CDT + MingGW Compiler you should use the MinGW toolchain

MingW Toolchain

If you want use Eclipse + Microsoft C++ compiler, need change for "Microsoft Visual C++" toolchain and put in PATH

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\bin

or whatever you have because CL program is there...

The problem is simple enough, Eclipse can't find your compiler.

On the lengthy PATH that is quoted I don't see 'c:\MinGW\bin' so I'm guessing you had problems with step 4 under section install MinGW.

Having said all that I don't think Eclipse is a very good environment for developing C++ and I don't think MinGW is a particularly good compiler. I'd seriously recommend you take a look at Visual C++ 2010 Express, which you can download from here http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/express

EDIT

OK now I do see 'c:\MinGW\bin', so apologies for that. I think the likely explanation is that you have selected the wrong 'tool chain'. Eclipse thinks you want to build with Visual C++ but you have downloaded MinGW. But really get Visual C++ 2010 Express and forget about Eclipse, it's much easier.