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- Click the "+" next to the ofbiz project.
- Right click on the "build.xml" in the root of the ofbiz project and select "Run Ant..."
- The defaults are fine for the initial build. Click Finish. If you get the following error message:
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com.sun.tools.javac.Main is not on the classpath.
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- Bring up the "SVN Repository" panel in Eclipse (Window/Open Perspective/SVN Repository Exploring)
- Right-Click within panel/New/Repository Location
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- Click on Finish. Now, do the initial checkout:
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Additional Eclipse and OFBiz resources
Changing Eclipse's JVM
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[javac]\[ BUILD FAILED: file:<Project Dir>/build.xml:32: Unable to find a javac compiler;
If you have received the above error, you most likely have more than one JVM (e.g. a JRE and a JDK) installed. Eclipse uses the first Java VM it finds on your computer's PATH variable. In this case, it is most likely a JRE, not a JDK. Ant uses the same Java environment as Eclipse, no matter what you may specify in the compiler attribute. Because it is a JRE, you will not be able to compile.
To correct this, you must tell Eclipse to use the SDK. To do this, modify the shortcut you use to launch Eclipse and change the target to the following:
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You don't need anything else than Eclipse 3.4+ version. The feature itself uses the standard java regular expressions and is actually fairly simple to understand. I would recommend to have a go at regular expressions before trying that feature. You may use these plugins Bastian Bergerhoff's Brosinski's to help your work. You may also use online tools like gskinner's or regextester to test the results. Another great read is also: http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/releases/1.4regex
Be aware that there are different types of regexp. So not all commands may work (luckily, eclipse displays the available commands on the input dialog)
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