# eclips and freeRTOS **URL:** \ **Category:** Kernel\ **Created:** [May 16, 2011, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.freertos.org/t/eclips-and-freertos/3597 "2011-05-16T11:04:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://d2v6vdsk2p900z.cloudfront.net/original/1X/7fc8fdb729c645aab5b20282bbe34e57cb407be6.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.freertos.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.freertos.org/t/eclips-and-freertos/3597/1 "2011-05-16T11:04:19Z")
**[alkhafaaf](https://sourceforge.net/u/alkhafaaf/)** wrote on [Monday, May 16, 2011](https://sourceforge.net/p/freertos/discussion/382005/thread/a22ca4dd/#dbd4): Gents need your help please I need to run the pc example program using eclipse , C:\FreeRTOS\Demo\PC I have noticed that we can run this using msv and watcom only second question I have olimex lpc2378 development board with the Amontec jtag key . I need a detailed explanation on how to set this up with gcc and eclipse and be able to compile/download and debug. your help is highly appreciate it … Many thanks Alkhafaaf   ![](http://null) ---
**Author:** ![rtel](https://d3iykfbgfh8zhg.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.freertos.org/rtel/32/31_2.png) [@rtel](https://forums.freertos.org/u/rtel)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.freertos.org/t/eclips-and-freertos/3597/2 "2011-05-16T12:53:28Z")
**[rtel](https://sourceforge.net/u/rtel/)** wrote on [Monday, May 16, 2011](https://sourceforge.net/p/freertos/discussion/382005/thread/a22ca4dd/#6c38): The Watcom demo is for a real mode x86 port.  You might be able to fudge the Watcom compiler into Eclipse, but I doubt it would be worth the effort. The Win32 simulator port is provided in two versions.  The first uses the free MS Visual Studio 2010 Express Edition.  The second uses Eclipse with GCC (MingW to be precise). Regards.