usr/ports/java/eclipse-cdt

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On 2013/07/10 20:33, Brad Keifenheim wrote:
> Hi Oli,
> 
> Thanks for the quick reply. I have tried the eclipse-devel port as 
> you suggested and, unfortunately, still do not have a functional 
> setup.

Sorry, my approach seems to be too limited for CDT.

You may get some advice on freebsd-eclipse@ or
freebsd-java@ but the eclipse port is without
a maintainer so chances are somewhat doubtful.

I feel your pain. I was in a similar situation some
time ago, waiting for a must-have upgrade of eclipse.
In the meantime I just used a VirtualBox virtual
machine with Linux for eclipsing. Moved the whole
project to the VM a run "ssh -X virtlnx eclipse"
instead of plain "eclipse". Performance was OK, the
only drawback was managing project files from CLI:
they weren't local, one had to remember to ssh
to the VM.

A side note: I've been a FreeBSD and Linux user
for about 15 years and I prefer FreeBSD for most
tasks. However, if my work was 99% about eclipsing
I would use Linux for my workstation. Eclipse's
development seems to ignore BSDs and FreeBSD's
ports are often too delayed. To be fair to our
porters, it isn't an easy work and I just admire
their bravery. Some time ago I tried to update the
eclipse port myself and failed. Monumentally :-)
I'm happy that my eclipsing is just a minor part
of my work and I don't need special plugins like
CDT.

BR,
Oli