Developing and Building PostgreSQL in an IDE on Windows

Hi,

Java developer here with very basic knowledge of C and C++ and therefore
some noob questions, so please bear with me (to further complicate
things -- I am using Windows).

My goal is to be able run PostgreSQL in an IDE like Eclipse CDT or
Code::Blocks so that I can run it in debug mode and set breakpoints etc.

I downloaded the Source Release distribution REL_9_5_0, and ran
./configure via MinGW-w64 -- the config.log file is available at
https://gist.github.com/TwentyOneSolutions/f3ce3df3d8cc655db45d

Now I have a .project file, which I thought to be an Eclipse project
file, but opening it in Eclipse doesn't do much. Is it, indeed, an
Eclipse project file? If not, then what (cross-platform) IDE would open it?

When I import the directory to Eclipse as Existing Project I get the
directory structure in Eclipse, but trying to run "Build" results in
"Info: Nothing to build for postgres-REL9_5_0", and trying to Run or
Debug says "The selection cannot be launched, and there no recent launches".

Any ideas on how I can make progress will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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Igal Sapir
Lucee Core Developer
Lucee.org <http://lucee.org/>