Getting Start Install Eclipse IDE into Nios EDS

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The following content is taken from section 3.1 of the Nios II hanbook:

Starting with Nios® II EDS v19.1, the Nios® II EDS requires the Eclipse IDE component to be manually installed. The procedure for installing Eclipse IDE:

1. Download CDT 8.8.1 which is Eclipse C/C++ IDE for Mars.2.

   a.Windows: https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/technology/epp/downloads/release/mars/2/eclipse-cpp-mars-2-win32-x86_64.zip

   b.Linux: https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/technology/epp/downloads/release/mars/2/eclipse-cpp-mars-2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz

2. Extract the downloaded file into this directory: < Intel® Quartus® Prime installation directory>/nios2eds/bin.

   You should see the < Intel® Quartus® Prime installation directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse folder after extraction is done.

3. Rename the < Intel® Quartus® Prime installation directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse folder to < Intel® Quartus® Prime installation directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse_nios2.
4. Extract < Intel® Quartus® Prime installation directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse_nios2_plugins.zip for Windows or < Intel® Quartus® Prime installation directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse_nios2_plugins.tar.gz for Linux* to < Intel® Quartus® Prime installation directory>/nios2eds/bin.

   The extraction overrides files in < Intel® Quartus® Prime installation directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse_nios2.

5. Verify the extraction is done correctly by making sure you see the < Intel® Quartus® Prime installation directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse_nios2/plugin_customization.ini file.
6. You can now launch Nios® II SBT for Eclipse using eclipse-nios2.exe.

   Note: The instructions are also included in the < Intel® Quartus® Prime installation directory>/nios2eds/bin/README file.