Requirements for CLion
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To get acquainted with CLion, you can download and install its trial version for free. This trial version is available for 30 days, whereupon you need to obtain and register a license. |
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Hardware requirements
- 2 GB free RAM
- 1024x768 minimum screen resolution
System requirements
JRE 1.8 is bundled with distributions for all platforms. You don't need any Java to be installed on your machine in order to run CLion.
General requirements to start development with CLion
In general to develop in C/C++ with CLion you need:
- CMake at least version 2.8.11 (if you do not want to use the bundled version), make
- GCC/G++ or Clang, which in case of Windows means using toolchains: MinGW 3.* or MinGW - w64 3.*-5.* or Cygwin 1.7.32 (minimum required) up to 2.0.*.
- If you are going to use Microsoft Visual C++ compiler instead of GCC/G++ or Clang, then Visual Studio 2013,2015 or 2017 shall be installed. For more details, refer to our tutorial.
- GDB: at least 7.8 (if you do not want to use the bundled version)
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Last modified: 15 December 2017