Difference between revisions of "Basics : Install Eclipse Plugins"

Revision as of 12:45, 11 December 2010

If one does not have Java installed, then the Java SE (JDK) must be installed:

Go to Java SE Downloads and click on Download JDK and follow the instructions. (attention at your operating system)

Set the env variable JAVA_HOME to {your installation directory}

Go to Eclipse Downloads and choose Eclipse Basics (attention at operating system 32/64 bit).
Unzip the downloaded file in /Eclipse_Platform/Basics directory.
Start Eclipse (click the eclipse executable file in Eclipse_Platform/Basics/eclipse directory
In the Workspace Launcher dialog box: Workspace type ./wskp/{app-type} where {app-type} could be: hello or simple or lab

Follow the this tutorial to create the first application to build hello world application to check your installation.

For this course you will be using the workspace defined in Eclipse_Platform/Basics/eclipse/wksp/.."

The root directory for this course is: Eclipse_Platform Basics/_{eclipse subdirectory} OSGi/_{eclipse subdirectory} RCP/_{eclipse subdirectory} Mobile/ Android/_{eclipse subdirectory} BlackBerry/_{eclipse subdirectory} Enterprise/ Virgo/_{eclipse subdirectory} WTP/_{eclipse subdirectory}		where: {topic} must be: basics or osgi or rcp or android or blackberry or virgo or wtp {subject} must be: hello or simple or lab {subpack} a subpackage name (if need it for complex apps)

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 == <u>Install Eclipse Basics</u> ==__NOEDITSECTION__
 * Go to [http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ Eclipse Downloads] and choose '''Eclipse Basics''' (attention at operating system 32/64 bit).
-* Unzip the downloaded file in /Eclipse_Platform/Classic directory.
+* Unzip the downloaded file in /Eclipse_Platform/Basics directory.
 * Start Eclipse (click the eclipse executable file in ''Eclipse_Platform/Basics/eclipse'' directory
-* In the ''Workspace Launcher'' dialog box: Workspace type <span style="background-color: #ffff00">'''''./wskp/{app-type}''''' where ''{app-type}'' could be: ''hello'' or ''simple'' or ''lab''</span>
+* In the ''Workspace Launcher'' dialog box: Workspace type <span style="background-color: #ffff00">'''''./wskp/{app-type}''''' where ''{app-type}'' could be: '''''hello''''' or '''''simple''''' or '''''lab'''''</span>
 Follow the [http://www.vogella.de/articles/Eclipse/article.html#firstjava this tutorial to create the first application] to build hello world application to check your installation.