I would like to see download links to the following items on the project site at http://geronimo.apache.org/development-tools.html under prerequisites section.
> 1 -- Europa (also known as Eclipse 3.3), which is platform specific > 2 -- Web Tools Platform (WTP) 2.0.1 > 3 -- Data Tools Platform (DTP) 1.5 > 4 -- Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) 2.3 > 5 -- Graphical Editing Framework (GEF) 3.3 Thanks Anita > On 9/12/07, Tim McConnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Start of discussion thread..... > > -- > > Thanks, > > Tim McConnell > > > > ================================================================================ > === Step #1 -- Install prerequisites > === > ================================================================================ > The Geronimo Eclipse Plugin 2.0.0 has a number of prerequisites that > must be > installed prior to the installation of the plugin itself. These are > necessary > to establish the proper Eclipse installation. They are: > > 1 -- Europa (also known as Eclipse 3.3), which is platform specific > 2 -- Web Tools Platform (WTP) 2.0.1 > 3 -- Data Tools Platform (DTP) 1.5 > 4 -- Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) 2.3 > 5 -- Graphical Editing Framework (GEF) 3.3 > > You can manually download the latest versions of these artifacts but > it is > somewhat cumbersome. Instead I've created an ant script (that is > based on > the one used to build the plugin) that you can use that will download > and unzip > everything for you. You can get it from here: > > http://people.apache.org/~mcconne/releases/RC2/build.xml > > After you download it somewhere (preferably in a temp subdirectory) > you can just > invoke it for your specific platform using one of these three > commands: > > > ant win32 > > ant linux > > ant macos > > It will create an /org/EUROPA/eclipse/3.3 subdirectory with all the > downloaded artifacts and an /EUROPA/eclipse subdirectory where > everything has > been unzipped. This is now the Eclipse installation directly you > should use to > test the Geronimo Eclipse 2.0.0 plugin. > > If you don't wish to use the ant script it's very important to ensure > you have > the latest versions of each -- otherwise the plugin will not function > correctly. > For example, the WTP 2.0.0 release is fairly old and buggy, and our > plugin will > not function correctly. That is why this ant script downloads and > installs the > WTP 2.0.1 RC1 artifacts. > > > Now that you have all the prerequisites you can do either of the two > scenarios > below since each must work and both should emulate how it will be > installed and > used in the real world. Scenarios #1 and #2 are mutually exclusive > though -- > do one or the other but not both unless you first delete and recreate > your > Eclipse installation directory (preferably with the ant script > above). > > ================================================================================ > === Scenario #1 -- Upzip everything > === > ================================================================================ > You can just download the plugin itself and unzip it into the same > directory > where all the prereqs were installed (e.g., EUROPA/eclipse). If you > choose > this option you must have an installed version of the Geronimo 2.0.1 > server > somewhere on your system so that you can define an Geronimo Server > configuration. If you've never done this before the steps are fairly > straightforward: > > 1 -- Download the plugin and unzip into your EUROPA/eclipse > directory. > You can download the plugin from here: > > http://people.apache.org/~mcconne/releases/RC2/g-eclipse-plugin-2.0.0-deployable-RC2.zip > > 2 -- Invoke the eclipse executable from your EUROPA/eclipse > directory. Select or > accept the default workspace. > > 3 -- Open the Java EE perspective. From within Eclipse: > > a. Close the Welcome tab > > b. Select Window --> Open Perspective --> Other --> Java EE > You should now be in the Java EE perspective. You can see the > open > perspective tabs in the upper right-hand corner of your > Eclipse > workspace. > > 4 -- Define a new server. From Eclipse select: > > a. File --> New --> Other --> Server --> Server --> Next --> > Apache. > At this point you must see the Apache Geronimo v2.0 Server > selection > or the plugin was not installed/unzipped correctly. > > b. Select "Apache Geronimo v2.0 Server" --> Next --> then enter > the root > directory of your Geronimo server installation --> Next --> > Next --> > Next --> Finish > > c. Now in the Java EE perspective you should see the Apache > Geronimo v2.0 > server (bottom pane, middle tab usually) that you can now > start in > Eclipse (either right-click on it and select start or select > the little > green and white arrow on the far right of the server pane). > You should > then see the console and the familiar server startup > messages. > > d. Right-click on the server and select "Launch Geronimo > Console" to bring > up an admin console browser window in eclipse. > > ================================================================================ > === Scenario #2 -- Use Staging Site > === > ================================================================================ > Alternatively, you can download both the Eclipse Plugin and the > Geronimo > server from the Staging Site I've set up to emulate an Eclipse update > site. > Again if you've never done this before the steps are fairly > straightforward: > > 1 -- Invoke the eclipse executable from your EUROPA/eclipse > directory. Select or > accept the default workspace. > > 2 -- Open the Eclipse Software Updates dialog: > > a. Help --> Software Updates --> Find and Install --> Search for > new > features to install > > b. On the "Update sites to visit dialog" you must add a new > remote site to > point to the Staging site. Click "New Remote Site" button > --> Set name > to something like "Staging Site" --> set URL to this: > > http://people.apache.org/~mcconne/releases/RC2/staging_site > > c. Make sure that your new Staging Site is the only site with a > checkmark > and hit Finish. Then you should be able to select the > features you wish > to install. If you select either or both of the runtimes it > will only > download them for you -- not install them. You can do this > of course, > just make note where they get downloaded. The more > interesting feature > though is to instead download and install the server after > we've > installed the plugin features, so it's recommended to not > select either > of the runtimes. > > d. It's somewhat non-intuitive but you MUST select all four > "Geronimo WTP > Server Adapters" not just the "Geronimo v2.0 Server Adapter > 2.0.0". > Otherwise the Geronimo servers will not show up when you try > to add a > new server configuration in Eclipse. > > e. Select Next --> Accept the license agreement --> Next --> > Finish > > f. It will then download and install the plugin artifacts (takes > a few > seconds) > > g. Note that I did not sign these plugins (since it's a staging > site--not a > true install/update site) so just select "Install All" > > h. Select Yes to restart Eclipse > > 3 -- Now that you've downloaded and installed the Geronimo Eclipse > plugin you > can use it to download the Geronimo server from the Staging Site > (in the > same manner that it will ultimately be downloaded from one of > the Eclipse > Update sites) > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC
