EasyEclipse Plugin Warrior

For development of Eclipse Plugins.

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This distro contains the basic elements needed to work on Eclipse Plugins, either developing new ones or debuggin/editing existing ones. Over time, we will add more to it (releng, RCP DeltaPack), but for now it is relatively light - when you are a warrior, you pack lightly ;-).

Composition

This distribution includes the following plugins:

Core components with a JDK:

• Eclipse Platform 3.1.2 - Shared platform services from Eclipse.
• Eclipse Tools 3.1.2.3 - Support for data, xsd and java modelling and manipulation, and graphical editing.
• Java JDK for Windows 1.5.0.06 - Run Java application on Sun Java(tm) runtime, packaged for Eclipse use. (Windows only)
• Java JDK for Linux 1.5.0.06 - Run Java application on Sun Java(tm) runtime, packaged for Eclipse use. (Linux only)

Tools for general Java development:

• Eclipse Java Development Tools 3.1.2 - Edit, compile, run, debug, test, refactor, document and deploy Java applications.

Some essential utilities:

• AnyEdit Tools 1.4.1 - Useful right-click menus in editors: "Open file under cursor", "Open type under cursor", et cetera.
• Eclipse Utils Plugins 1.0.0 - Save the cursor position of editors when closing and re-opening a file. Access common team actions with explorer buttons.
• Color Editor 0.3.8.patch-01 - Edit with syntax highlighting over 100+ file formats.

Tools for development of Eclipse Plugins and Eclipse-based (RCP) applications:

• Plugin Development Environment 3.1.2 - Develop, test, debug, build and deploy Eclipse plugins and rich client applications.
• Source code for the Eclipse Platform and Java Development Kit 3.1.2 - The source code for the Platform and Java Development Kit, as well as some documentation on writing Eclipse plugins.

Getting started

"Getting Started" documentation is available for the following included plugins:

• Eclipse Platform
• Eclipse Java Development Tools
• Eclipse Utils Plugins
• Color Editor
• Plugin Development Environment
• Source code for the Eclipse Platform and Java Development Kit

For the other plugins, you are welcome to propose a getting started. Thanks !

Changelog

Changes in release 1.0.1:

• Initial release.

License

EasyEclipse is licensed under the terms of the Open Software License version 2.1.

Each third party plugin, software or content is licensed under its own copyright and/or license. See each plugin page for details