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+<h1>C/C++ Development User Guide</h1>
 
+<p>The C/C++ Development Toolkit (CDT) is a collection of Eclipse-based features that provides the capability
+to create, edit, navigate, build, and debug projects that use C and/or C++ as a programming language.</p>
 
-<h1>C/C++ Development Toolkit User Guide</h1>
-<p>This guide provides instructions for using the C/C++ Development Toolkit (CDT) in the workbench.</p>
+<p>The CDT does not include the necessary compilers and debuggers to convert C/C++ code into executable
+programs and to debug those programs, but it does provide the frameworks that allow such tools to
+be integrated in a consistent fashion.
+This allows you to mix and match such tools depending on your project requirements.</p>
 
+<p>Often, commercial distributions of the CDT include the necessary tools and integrations. If yours does
+not, the base CDT does provide support for integration with the GNU tools for build and debug. Please see the
+<a href="cdt_c_before_you_begin.htm">Before you begin</a> section for installation instructions</p>
 
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