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Version 192.1 by David LeBer on 2010/05/19 14:58
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pgr 145.1 1 === Short Story ===
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David Holt 177.1 3 * Requirements
David LeBer 189.1 4 ** System Requirements: Eclipse 3.4.2, or 3.5.2 (Carbon recommended - Cocoa is slow)
5 ** If you want to be on the cutting edge you can use Eclipse 3.6
David Holt 177.1 6 ** Java 1.5 or greater (not Java 1.4)
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David LeBer 189.1 8 * WOLips plugin URL for your respective version of Eclipse:
9 ** Eclipse 3.4 (Stable): [[http:~~/~~/webobjects.mdimension.com/hudson/job/WOLips34Stable/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/site/>>http://webobjects.mdimension.com/hudson/job/WOLips34Stable/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/site/]]
10 ** Eclipse 3.5 (Stable): [[http:~~/~~/webobjects.mdimension.com/hudson/job/WOLips35Stable/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/site/>>http://webobjects.mdimension.com/hudson/job/WOLips35Stable/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/site/]]
11 ** Eclipse 3.6 (Experimental): [[http:~~/~~/webobjects.mdimension.com/hudson/job/WOLips36Current/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/site/>>http://webobjects.mdimension.com/hudson/job/WOLips36Current/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/site/]]
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pgr 145.1 13 === Long Story ===
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David Holt 177.1 15 The first requirement for installing WOLips is that you have Eclipse. It is recommended that you install Eclipse 3.4.2 to use WOLips. To install Eclipse, go to the [[Eclipse 3.4.2 Download Site>>http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/release/ganymede/sr2]] and download (Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers recommended) the build that matches your operating system and uncompress it.
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David Holt 177.1 17 {{warning}}
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David LeBer 189.1 19 To avoid weird behavior, the complete path to the Eclipse executable must have *NO* spaces in it. Probably wise to ensure likewise with your workspace directory path. Your workspace should not include dashes either. You have been warned\! :-)
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Mike Schrag 161.1 23 ~1. Launch the Eclipse application.
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Mike Schrag 161.1 27 2. The first window that will appear on a new installation of Eclipse is the workspace folder selection dialog. Your workspace is the folder that will contain all of your active projects along with the metadata Eclipse requires to maintain the projects.
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David Holt 177.1 29 [[image:Picture 2.png]]
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Mike Schrag 161.1 33 3. The first time you launch Eclipse, you will be taken to the Welcome screen. You can review the Welcome content if you would like. When you are finished, select the "Workbench" icon on the right side, as pictured below. After this there is a small pane in the lower right status bar, where you can look up the Welcome screen again.
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David Holt 177.1 35 [[image:Picture3a.png]]
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David Holt 177.1 39 4. First, let's verify that you're running Eclipse with Java 5. Go to the "Eclipse" menu, and select "About Eclipse SDK"
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David Holt 177.1 41 [[image:Picture 14.png]]
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David Holt 177.1 45 5. On the About dialog, choose "Configuration Details"
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David Holt 177.1 47 [[image:AboutEclipse.png]]
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David Holt 177.1 51 6. Scroll down until you find "java.vm.version" and verify that it is listed as some variant of 1.5.x or 1.6.x (the exact version is not important)
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David Holt 177.1 53 [[image:Configuration.jpg]]
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David Holt 177.1 57 7. If it is not, you will need to change your default Java VM to be Java 5 (or 6) (see Apple's instructions for this), or you will need to modify the Info.plist inside the Eclipse.app to tell it to open with only Java 5 (or 6). If Eclipse is running in 1.5 (or 1.6), then close the dialogs back out to the main Eclipse window and proceed.
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David Holt 177.1 61 8. Currently you have a stock Eclipse installation which will allow you to do normal Java development, but it does not contain any of the WOLips plugins, so you will not have any of the WebObjects development tools. To begin your WOLips installation, from the Eclipse menu, select **Help** => **Software Updates...**. This opens the "Software Updates and Add-ons" panel.
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David Holt 177.1 63 [[image:HelpSoftwareUpdate.jpg]]
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David Holt 177.1 67 9. The "Installed Software" tab is selected. Click the **Available Software** tab to display the current list of update sites that are available in your Eclipse install:
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David Holt 177.1 69 [[image:SoftwareUpdates.jpg]]
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David LeBer 191.1 73 10. The first time you go through this process, you will need to add the WOLips site to the list. After the initial install, you can skip this step and just select the already existing WOLips site instead. To continue, select "Add Site..." on the right hand side. The "Add Site" panel appears. In the Location field, enter the URL for the version of WOLips that matches your version of Eclipse (See the "Short Version" at the top of this page) and click OK. i.e: For Eclipse 3.5, use [[http:~~/~~/webobjects.mdimension.com/hudson/job/WOLips35Stable/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/site/>>http://webobjects.mdimension.com/hudson/job/WOLips35Stable/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/site/]]
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David LeBer 191.1 75 **{//}NOTE{//}{**}//: Please ignore the url in the screenshot (and the man behind the curtain) below.//
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David Holt 177.1 77 [[image:SoftwareUpdatesAddSite.jpg]]
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David Holt 177.1 81 ~11. You are returned to the "Software Updates and Add-ons" panel, the WOLips site having been added to the list, and fully expanded to display all its offerings. Select only **Standard Install** (with all its components).
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David Holt 177.1 83 Leave the other options until you are more familiar with Eclipse and WOLips and decide that you need them. (Here are some [[Other WOLips Install Options]].)
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David LeBer 189.1 85 Depending on your platform, you should remove either "WOLips Goodies Win" (if you're on a Mac) or "WOLips Goodies Mac" (if ... **gasp**):
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David Holt 177.1 87 [[image:SoftwareUpdatesWOLipsAdded.jpg]]
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David Holt 177.1 91 12. Click **Install...** at the upper right. You'll briefly see a Progress Information panel, while Eclipse "calculates requirements and dependencies":
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David Holt 177.1 93 [[image:ProgressInformation.jpg]]
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David Holt 177.1 95 after which, you'll see an "Install" panel, asking you to Review and Confirm selected items to be installed:
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David Holt 177.1 97 [[image:InstallReviewConfirm.png]]
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David Holt 177.1 101 13. Click **Next >**. The next dialog contains the license agreements for the selected features. After reviewing the agreements (you DO review your license agreements, right :-) ), select "I accept the terms of the license agreements". Selecting this radio button will accept the license agreements for **all** of the features listed. Click **Finish** to continue.
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David Holt 177.1 103 [[image:InstallReviewLicenses.jpg]]
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David Holt 177.1 107 14. Eclipse will now download and install all the selected features and plugins. When it has completed, it will prompt you to restart Eclipse. Select **Yes**.
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David Holt 177.1 109 [[image:RestartEclipsePrompt.jpg]]
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David Holt 177.1 113 That's it You now have all of the WOLips features installed in your Eclipse. Continue to the [[Create a new WO Application]] tutorial to learn more about using WOLips' capabilities. You can also [[Access the WOLips User Guide]] or explore additional [[Useful Eclipse Plugins]].