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- Sun JDK 5.0 (J2SE 5.0)
- Eclipse 3.3.1.1 (Eclipse Classic package of Europa distribution)Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers
Sun JDK 5.0 can be downloaded from Sun's J2SE 5.0 Downloads site. Eclipse and the The Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers can be downloaded in from the Eclipse Downloads site. Download and extract the Eclipse 3.3.1.1 and the Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers archives to a directory of your choice (for e.g. C:\eclipse). The archive will be extracted to a directory named eclipse under the directory you specified (for e.g. C:\eclipse\eclipse), referred to as <eclipse_home> from now on. Make sure that the JDK in the PATH is Sun JDK 5.0. Launch Eclipse by running <eclipse_home>/eclipse.
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Installing Eclipse
The prerequisite Eclipse software for GEP can should be downloaded either as a single download or individual downloads. In this section we discuss the various options available to install the prerequisite software.
WTP All-in-One package
WTP along with all the other prerequisites can be downloaded in one combined bundle from WTP Downloads site. Download WTP All-In-One Package specific to your platform from v2.0.1 of WTP. Extract the archive to a directory of your choice (for e.g. C:\wtp). The archive will be extracted to a directory named eclipse under the directory you specified (for e.g. C:\wtp\eclipse), referred to as <eclipse_home> from now on. This completes the installation of eclipse.
Eclipse and WTP downloaded separately
You can download Eclipse and WTP separately and install the prerequisites using the following steps:
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, which is called the Eclipse IDE for Java EE developers. It can be downloaded from the Eclipse Downloads site. Download and extract the Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers archives to a directory of your choice (for e.g. C:
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\eclipse)
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Launch Eclipse by running <eclipse_home>/eclipse. The archive will be extracted to a directory named eclipse under the directory you specified (for e.g. C:\eclipse\eclipse), referred to as <eclipse_home> from now on. Make sure that the JDK in the PATH is Sun JDK 5.0. Launch Eclipse by running <eclipse_home>/eclipse.
Using Ant script from GEP build
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- Download the ant script from http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/geronimo/devtools/eclipse-plugin/tags/2.1.01/eclipse/build.xml and save to a temporary directory (refer to it as <temp_dir>).
- Open a command window and change directory to <temp_dir>
- Depending on your platform, invoke one of the commands given below:
This will download and extract all the prerequisites to <temp_dir>/eclipse. In this case your <eclipse_home> will be <temp_dir>/eclipse/eclipse.Code Block ant win32 ant linux ant macos
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