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| Preparing the workbench |
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| Preparing the workbench |
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| In this section, you will verify that the workbench is properly set up for Java development. |
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| The following is assumed: |
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| You are starting with a new workbench installation with default settings. |
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| You are familiar with the basic workbench mechanisms, such as views and perspectives. |
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| If you're not familiar with the basic workbench mechanisms, please see the Getting Started chapter of the Workbench User Guide. |
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| Verifying JRE installation and classpath variables |
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| Select the menu item <b> Window > Preferences</b> to open the workbench preferences. |
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| Select <b>Java > Installed JREs</b> in the tree pane on the left to |
| display the <strong>Installed Java Runtime Environments</strong> preference page. Confirm |
| that a JRE has been detected. By default, the JRE used to run the workbench will be used to build and run |
| Java programs. It should appear with a check mark in the list of installed JREs. We recommend that you |
| use a Java SDK instead of a JRE. An SDK is designed for development and contains the source code for the |
| Java library hence easing debugging. Additional SDKs can be added by searching the harddrive for installed |
| SDKs. To do so simply click the <strong>Search</strong> button and specify a root folder for the search. |
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| <img src="../images/qs-1.gif" width=411 height=144 alt="Installed JREs preference page"> |
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| Select <strong>Workbench</strong> in the tree pane to display the <strong>Workbench</strong> preference page. Confirm that the <strong>Perform build automatically on |
| resource modification</strong> option is checked. |
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| <img src="../images/qs-2.gif" width=411 height=54 alt="Workbench preference page"> |
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| Select <b>Java > New Project </b> in the tree pane to display the <strong>New Project</strong> preference page. Confirm that <strong>Source and output folder </strong> is set to <strong>Project</strong>. |
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| <img src="../images/qs-3.gif" width=410 height=197 alt="New project preference page"> |
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| Select <strong>Java > Editor</strong> in the tree pane to display the <strong>Java Editor</strong> preference page. On the preference page, |
| press the <strong>Annotations</strong> tab. Confirm that all options are checked. |
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| Click on <strong>OK</strong> to save the preferences. |
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| Installing the JDT example plug-ins |
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| The JDT example plug-ins contribute a New Wizard that automatically creates a sample project in your workbench. In this tutorial, |
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| manually create a new project in order to review the steps involved. |
| But first you need to download and install |
| the examples (if you have not done so already). |
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| Go to the <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/">http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/</a> |
| page and locate the release that you are working with. |
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| Scroll down to the <em>Example Plug-ins</em> section and follow the install instructions. |
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| If the workbench is running, shut it down. Plug-ins should not be installed while the workbench is running. |
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| Extract the contents of the Zip file to the root directory of your workbench installation (e.g. <em>c:\eclipse</em>). |
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| Start the workbench. |
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| <img border="0" src="../images/ngrelc.gif" alt="Related concepts" width="159" height="27"> |
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| <a href="../concepts/concepts-3.htm">Java projects</a><br> |
| <a href="../concepts/cclsspthv.htm">Classpath variables</a><br> |
| <a href="../concepts/cbuildcp.htm">Build classpath</a><br> |
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| <img src="../images/ngrelt.gif" width=159 height=27 alt="Related tasks"> |
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| <a href="../tasks/tasks-110.htm">Working with build paths</a><br> |
| <a href="../tasks/tasks-JREs.htm">Working with JREs</a><br> |
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| <img src="../images/ngrelr.gif" width=159 height=27 alt="Related reference"> |
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| <a href="../reference/ref-19.htm">JRE Installations Preferences</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/ref-preferences-new-project.htm">New Project Preferences</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/ref-21.htm">Java Editor Preferences</a><br> |
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