how to add my compiler to eclipse ?

Question

i have a mini compiler written using flex and bison using c++ and i want to use it in eclipse as using java compiler , but i dont know any thing how to do that , so i want some help and some advices and if there is another method please point to it . thanks

Answer 1

If your goal is to have a full-up integration (error highlights, code assist, etc) you have a really big job ahead of you. Start by reading the JDT and C++ implementations.

If you want to edit in a plain editor and just trigger a build, the cheap solution is to make an ant build script that can do the job. However, any command-line can be run as an external builder.

Answer 2

"Create a commercial-quality Eclipse IDE" could be helpful.