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+<h2>Before you begin</h2>
+
+<p>Depending on how you obtained the CDT, you might have also received
+a toolchain with a built-in CDT integration.
+However, if you downloaded the CDT from an update site, then you will require a toolchain before
+you can build and debug any projects.</p>
+
+<p>The base CDT supports integration with the GNU toolchain.
+This includes GNU's make, gcc compiler, and gdb debugger utilities.
+If you require a toolchain to build software for your development host, this
+is the best choice to get started.
+
+<p>Each platform that runs the CDT requires different steps to acquire this toolchain.</p>
+
+<h3>Linux</h3>
+<p>All Linux distributions include the GNU toolchain. They may not, however, be installed by default.
+For instructions about installing the GNU toolchain for Linux, see the instructions for your particular distribution.</p>
+
+<h3>Windows</h3>
+<p>For windows, MinGW, and Cygwin are the two main choices for acquiring the GNU toolchain:</p>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="http://www.cygwin.com"><b>Cygwin</b></a> is a port of the Linux environment to Windows.
+It provides a compatibility layer in a set of DLLs. These DLLs are
+<a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GPL licensed</a>,
+making any code that links to them also subject to the GPL.
+Cygwin, however, does provide the fullest implementation of the GNU toolchain
+by supporting the GNU libc C runtime library.
+Note: currently Cygwin >= version 3.4.4-999 is not supported since gcc and g++ commands cannot
+be launched from the windows' native shell.
+<p> <br></p>
+</li>
+<li><p><a href="http://www.mingw.org"><b>MinGW</b></a> is a port of the GNU toolchain to the Windows platform.
+The biggest difference over Cygwin is that MinGW uses the Windows C runtime libraries (mscvrt) instead
+of GNU's libc. As a result, a compatibility layer is not required, thus avoiding the GPL issues
+with Cygwin. There are differences, though, between the Windows and GNU C runtime libraries that will make
+writing portable applications more difficult.</p>
+<br>
+<p>However, MinGW provides the best integration support with the CDT
+due to it's direct support for the Windows environment.</p>
+<br>
+<p>The following are instructions and links on how to install the current version
+of MinGW. Note that these links may become inaccurate over time as new versions of
+MinGW components are introduced. Please check the
+<a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435">
+MinGW File Release</a> section for the latest versions.</p>
+<br>
+<ol>
+ <li>Download and run the MinGW setup program,
+ <a href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/MinGW-5.1.3.exe">MinGW-5.1.3.exe</a>.
+ <li>Select download and install the MinGW base tools and the g++ compiler.
+ You may select the Current or Candidate version of these tools.
+ You may also install any of the other available compilers as well.
+ <p><b>Do not install the MinGW Make feature</b> as the MSYS version of make from step 5
+ is a more complete implementation of make.</p></li>
+ <li>The MinGW setup program currently does not install the gdb debugger.
+ To install the debugger, download the file from the following location:
+ <a href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gdb-6.6.tar.bz2">gdb-6.6.tar.bz2</a>
+ <li>Extract the contents of the file gdb-6.6.tar.bz2 to the same location where you installed MinGW.</li>
+ <li>If you want to use Makefile projects, download and run the setup program from the following location:
+ <a href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/MSYS-1.0.10.exe">MSYS-1.0.10.exe</a>.
+ MSYS provides an implementation of make and related command line tools.
+ This is not required for other types of projects with the MinGW toolchain,
+ which use CDT's internal build tools to perform the build.</li>
+</ol>
+</ul>
+<br>
+<h3>Other Platforms</h3>
+<p>The GNU toolchain is supported on all platforms that the CDT supports. For instructions about installing the GNU toolchain
+on your platform, see your platform vendor.</p>
+
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