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Step by step installation of VE. Please edit me and add the steps. Thank! | Step by step installation of VE. Please edit me and add the steps. Thank! | ||
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+ | I got it to work once I figured out the JEM stuff. In the end, these are the steps that worked for me. Note: these are likely not the minimal steps, just one working solution. | ||
+ | Contributed by Chris Dolan | ||
+ | { | ||
+ | 1) Fully uninstall any old version of VE or JEM (not just disable) | ||
+ | 2) via the Europa update site, install prerequisites for WTP: | ||
+ | 2a) org.eclipse.datatools | ||
+ | 2b) org.eclipse.wst | ||
+ | 2c) org.eclipse.jst | ||
+ | 2d) org.eclipse.jpt | ||
+ | 3) Install the 3.0M1 milestone release of WTP SDK, which is the authoritative source of JEM 2.0.0: | ||
+ | 3a) Go to http://download.eclipse.org/webtools/downloads/ | ||
+ | 3b) Click the 3.0M1 build | ||
+ | 3c) Download the wtp-sdk zip | ||
+ | 3d) Unpack the .zip file somewhere | ||
+ | 3e) In that extracted folder, there is an "eclipse" subdir | ||
+ | 3f) In that subdir, create a file called ".eclipseextension" | ||
+ | 3g) Put the following three lines in that file: | ||
+ | |||
+ | name=WTP | ||
+ | id=org.eclipse.wst | ||
+ | version=2.0.0.v200706041905 | ||
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+ | 3h) In eclipse, go to Help > Software Updates > Manage Configuration | ||
+ | 3i) Click "Add an Extension Location" | ||
+ | 3j) Select the WTP "eclipse" subdir from above | ||
+ | 4) Install the build of VE: | ||
+ | 4a) Go to http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=131065&package_id=154855 | ||
+ | 4b) Click "Visual Editor patched as in bug 202562" | ||
+ | 4c) Click org.eclipse.visualeditor-1.3.0.200709121813.zip | ||
+ | 4d) Unpack the .zip file somewhere | ||
+ | 4e) In that extracted folder, there is an " org.eclipse.visualeditor-1.3.0.200709121813" subdir | ||
+ | 4f) Rename that subdir to "eclipse" | ||
+ | 4g) In that "eclipse" subdir, create a file called ".eclipseextension" | ||
+ | 4h) Put the following three lines in that file: | ||
+ | |||
+ | name=Visual Editor | ||
+ | id=org.eclipse.visualeditor | ||
+ | version=1.3.0.200709121813 | ||
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+ | 4i) In eclipse, go to Help > Software Updates > Manage Configuration | ||
+ | 4j) Click "Add an Extension Location" | ||
+ | 4k) Select the VE "eclipse" subdir from above | ||
+ | } |
Revision as of 19:29, 26 September 2007
Step by step installation of VE. Please edit me and add the steps. Thank!
I got it to work once I figured out the JEM stuff. In the end, these are the steps that worked for me. Note: these are likely not the minimal steps, just one working solution.
Contributed by Chris Dolan
{
1) Fully uninstall any old version of VE or JEM (not just disable)
2) via the Europa update site, install prerequisites for WTP:
2a) org.eclipse.datatools
2b) org.eclipse.wst
2c) org.eclipse.jst
2d) org.eclipse.jpt
3) Install the 3.0M1 milestone release of WTP SDK, which is the authoritative source of JEM 2.0.0:
3a) Go to http://download.eclipse.org/webtools/downloads/
3b) Click the 3.0M1 build
3c) Download the wtp-sdk zip
3d) Unpack the .zip file somewhere
3e) In that extracted folder, there is an "eclipse" subdir
3f) In that subdir, create a file called ".eclipseextension"
3g) Put the following three lines in that file:
name=WTP id=org.eclipse.wst version=2.0.0.v200706041905
3h) In eclipse, go to Help > Software Updates > Manage Configuration 3i) Click "Add an Extension Location" 3j) Select the WTP "eclipse" subdir from above 4) Install the build of VE: 4a) Go to http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=131065&package_id=154855 4b) Click "Visual Editor patched as in bug 202562" 4c) Click org.eclipse.visualeditor-1.3.0.200709121813.zip 4d) Unpack the .zip file somewhere 4e) In that extracted folder, there is an " org.eclipse.visualeditor-1.3.0.200709121813" subdir 4f) Rename that subdir to "eclipse" 4g) In that "eclipse" subdir, create a file called ".eclipseextension" 4h) Put the following three lines in that file:
name=Visual Editor id=org.eclipse.visualeditor version=1.3.0.200709121813
4i) In eclipse, go to Help > Software Updates > Manage Configuration 4j) Click "Add an Extension Location" 4k) Select the VE "eclipse" subdir from above }