I'm all for adding the C++ plugin. I would further like to require tools like flex and bison to be declared a requirement for development. itex2mml requires it. --le ----- Original Message ----- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 9:27 AM Subject: [brailleblaster] Porting using the C++ plugin in Eclipse It might be a good idea to install the ++ plugin for Eclipse. Then Java development and porting of C and C== libraries can be done with the same IDE. I'm not sure how the plugin wil work with Gnu autotools, but if it has a standare make there should be no problem. John -- John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc. http://www.abilitiessoft.com Madison, Wisconsin USA Developing software for people with disabilities