eclipse? Also two questions at bottom

[deapee]

I downloaded eclipse and I can edit fine and all that, but it keeps saying that it cannot find "MAKE in PATH" before I even try to compile.

I can compile fine from the cmd prompt. I installed mingw and I just use g++ to compile. I properly edited my environment variable to include the mingw directory, etc.

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1) Is MSVS decent, would you guys recommend I just download that to get the ball rolling?

2) Also, what's the best, #1, current, up-to-date book out there for a person with programming experience (basic, vb, html, php, js), but limited c++ experience to really get you to a high level quickly? I know all the fundamentals and the thinking process...I'm a born programmer but don't know the syntax or how things 'get done' in c++.

Thanks.

[dean]

Hi deapee,
actually I do not know if installing MSys automatically solves the problem, but a way I know is to change the build command:
in eclipse right click on your project folder -> C/C++ Build -> uncheck 'Use default build command', then set as build command mingw32-make
Btw I suggest to use the internal builder since it is slightly faster and clearer... you can set it from C/C++ Builder -> Tool Chain Editor -> Current Builder

For Eclipse in general, I do not see it really tuned up for C/C++ developers... so if you need to learn it from scratch, it can be a good idea consider some other IDE like visual studio.

Regards
- Atari