using Eclipse with Arduino ESP8266
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### What to Download ###
- [arduino IDE](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software)
- [Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers](http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-cc-developers/marsr)
- [Java](http://www.java.com/)

### Setup Arduino ###
 see the [Readme](https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino#installing-with-boards-manager)
 
### Setup Eclipse ###
- [step 1](http://www.baeyens.it/eclipse/how_to.shtml#/c)
- [step 2](http://www.baeyens.it/eclipse/how_to.shtml#/e)
- go to Window --> preferences --> Arduino
- add as private hardware path the Part to the ESP8266 

###### example private hardware path
	Windows: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\hardware
	Linux: /home/[username]/.arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware

### Eclipse wont build ###
if eclipse dont find the path to the Compiler add to the platform.txt 
after:
```
version=1.6.4
```
this:
```
runtime.tools.xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc.path={runtime.platform.path}/../../../tools/xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc/1.20.0-26-gb404fb9
runtime.tools.esptool.path={runtime.platform.path}/../../../tools/esptool/0.4.4
```
Note: 
 - the path may changed, check the current version.
 - each update over the Arduino IDE will remove the fix
 - may not needed in future if Eclipse Plugin get an Update

 