Recommended Eclipse Configuration

Last modified by Pascal Robert on 2013/05/21 17:29

Just run this script Bash script to download Eclipse and install everything in OneStep.

The above replaces everything below for Eclipse 3.6.1 for Mac OS X

Download this file  RecommendedUpdateSites.xml

In Eclipse.

Help=>Install New Software...
 Click "Available Software Sites"
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On the Modal Dialog box Click the Import button and select the RecommendedUpdateSites.xml file.Preferences.jpg

Import... Download and select
 Click "OK"

Under Work with, select "All Available Sites"

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Then select individual sites to configure.

Select WOLips => WOLips
 Select WOLips (Optional) => WOLips Goodies

If you want SVN Support:
 Select Collaboration => Subversive SVN Team Provider

If you want Git Support (and who doesn't):
 Select Collaboration => Eclipse EGit
or
 Select Eclipse Git Team Provier => Eclipse EGit
 (also make sure you have git installed from http://http://git-scm.com/)
 (also go to github and fork WOnder https://github.com/wocommunity/wonder
 more information on getting WOnder source is at Getting the Wonder Source Code)

If you want JadClipse (to decompile class file):
 Select Uncategorized => JadClipse Feature
 (also install jad from http://www.varaneckas.com/jad into /usr/local/bin/jad)

If you want to use WOLips Groovy Support:
 Select Groovy-Eclipse => Groovy-Eclipse Feature
 Select WOLips => WOLips Groovy Support

If you want to use WOLips JRebel Support:
 Select JRebel => JRebel Eclipse Integration
 Select WOLips => WOLips JRebel

If you want to use WOLips JProfiler Launching:
 Select Uncategorized => JProfiler
 Select WOLips => WOLips JProfiler Launching

If you want to use Workspace Mechanic:
 Select Collaboration => Mylyn Task List (Required)
 Select Collaboration => Mylyn Task-Focused Interface (Recommended)
 Select Workspace Mechanic for Eclipse => Workspace Mechanic

Click "Next >" and Approve all the licenses, etc.

Restart Eclipse

If you want shared workspace settings:
 Download WorkspaceMechanicExamples.zip
Unzip into ~/.eclipse (make it if it doesn't exist)

Restart Eclipse

Recording Your Own Preferences in Workspace Mechanic

In workspace mechanic, right-click on the icon and select "Preference Recorder > Start Recording" to record your own preference changes. Once you are finished, select "Stop Recording" and save the resulting file to your ~/.eclipse/mechanic folder created above. Use the .epf file extension for your preference change to be picked up when you open other workspaces.EclipseScreenSnapz001.png