Basics : Install Eclipse Plugins

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Install Java SE Development Kit

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}

Install Eclipse Classic

• Go to Eclipse Downloads and choose Eclipse Classic (attention at operating system 32/64 bit).
• Unzip the downloaded file in /Eclipse_Platform/Classic directory.
• Start Eclipse (click the eclipse executable file in Eclipse_Platform/Classic/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/Classic/eclipse/wksp/.."

The Directory Structure for the Course

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

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where: {subject} must be: classic or osgi or rcp or android or blackberry or virgo or wtp {app} must be: hello or simple or lab {name} this is the app name and could be any string