I run the 32b version and find it very smooth. You may find that increasing the memory available to the JVM helps make it smoother:
eclipse -vmargs -Xms256M -Xmx512M This will set the minimum memory to be 256Mb, and max 512Mb. I find you don't need to give Eclipse more than 1Gb (on a 4Gb machine), any more than that you won't really notice the difference. Can I also suggest A few extra plugins: Subclipse - SVN in Eclipse. It's based on the code from Tigris, and integrates very well into the Eclipse Framework, allowing you do all SVN commands. Mylar - A dependency of Subclipse, which I ignored at first, but found to be a great tool. It allows you to integrate with any Trac (with XML-RPC plugin) or Bugzilla, and submit, modify and view any tickets from within the Eclipse IDE. You can also locally set task properties such as due time, priority and what your currently working on. Aptana - With Aptana + PDT installed, this gives you a more "web friendly" IDE for editing those CTP files. Plus it works well with JS libraries such as jQuery, making AJAX development easier. And with PDT installed, it will correctly colour and format your PHP. On 6/7/07, Joshua Benner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Eclipse with PDT on Linux has been my primary developing environment for > CakePHP for months -- VERY smooth. I rarely install the > distribution-specific packages for eclipse, because they like to put > files all over the system, whereas an eclipse download is all in the > eclipse folder. > > As far as having multiple java installations, do some reading about the > "alternatives" system -- perhaps start with 'man alternatives' > > Right now I develop on Ubuntu 7.02 with Eclipse + PDT (I'm a big Fedora > fan, but seriously -- if you want easy and nice, try Ubuntu). It's nice > using Linux because of all the debugging functionality it gives me, and > also our target system is running RHEL5, so the execution environment is > very similar. > > Langdon Stevenson wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I thought that I would share my recent experience with the group of > > moving my CakePHP development environment from: > > > > Eclipse (with PDT) on Windows (XP) > > > > to: > > > > Eclipse (with PDT) on Linux (Fedora 7 - 64 bit) > > > > As you can imagine, this has been a huge challenge. I have some > > experience managing Linux servers, but moving to a Linux desktop is a > > a big step. > > > > > > I took the easy path of installing the Eclipse package that is > > distributed with Fedora 7. Initially I had installed the 32 bit version > > of F7 test 4 (before the full release of F7), then switched to the 64 > > bit version when I installed the F7 full release. > > > > In both cases I had huge problems. I installed PDT (PHP Development > > Tools) using Eclipse's Update Manager and attempted to configure Eclipse > > to treat .thtml files as PHP files. This is where the trouble occurred. > > > > Attempting to open a .thtml file caused Eclipse to freeze. Attempting > > to edit any .php file caused Eclipse to freeze. > > > > > > In desperation I uninstalled the F7 Eclipse package and downloaded the > > "all inclusive" package of Eclipse and PDT. > > > > Upon installation I found that Eclipse + PDT refused to run as something > > in it required a 32 bit JRE, rather than the 64 bit JRE that is supplied > > by the F7 Update Manager. I downloaded the JRE 1.6.0_01 rpm for 32 bit > > Linux from Sun and installed it. > > > > I now ran up against my limited understanding of Java. How to make > > Eclipse use the new JRE, not the old JRE. > > > > <rant> > > Java is a fantastic platform and is a real asset. However, unless you > > are reasonably clever, it is nigh on impossible to figure out how to > > install it and make it work. I have always found it incredibly > > difficult on both Windows and Linux to get it to run my Java application. > > > > The best thing that Sun could have done/could do for Java is to dedicate > > a few people to writing and maintaining the "Definitive Guide to > > Installing and Configuring Java on your platform". Without this vital > > information it is just hard work. Hard enough that many people, I am > > sure, are completely put off it. > > > > Oh, and if that guide is already out there, then what they REALLY need > > to do is make it easy to find! > > </rant> > > > > In the end I stumbled across an arkane little web page that described > > exactly what I needed to know: > > > > http://jimlawrnc.mine.nu/mywiki/JavaInstall > > > > I have never managed to find anything like this info for managing Java > > on Linux and it was a god-send. Simply put, it worked. After clearing > > out a bunch of config files that Eclipse left sitting around, I could > > launch Eclipse successfully. > > > > > > The final test was configuring Eclipse to treat .thtml files as PHP > > content type. Surprise, surprise, it worked! I am now back to the > > point that I was two weeks ago with my Windows development environment. > > I can edit, save, and build my Cake projects in Eclipse. > > > > > > It has been a long and painful process, but I am starting to get some > > confidence in my new Linux desktop. Enough confidence that I am even > > ready to decommission my old Windows machine (and rebuild it with Linux > > for my partner, who has been badgering me to save her from the Mac Mini > > that she has been living with - really it just needs some more RAM ...). > > > > > > Now to sort out my new dedicated server. Wish me luck ... > > > > Regards, > > Langdon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Tane Piper http://webrocket.wordpress.com This email is: [ ] blogable [ x ] ask first [ ] private --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
