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Revision as of 04:56, 3 March 2012
Contents
Getting Started
Installing EMF Compare
Marketplace Client
Using the bundled Eclipse marketplace client you can install EMF Compare in one click. Just type "emf compare", click on search, and then on install.
Update Site
EMF has been part of the Eclipse release train since Galileo, you can install it using the following update sites, depending on your platform:
http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo
http://download.eclipse.org/releases/helios
http://download.eclipse.org/releases/galileo
Please note that the component has at least a2 years compatibility, meaning the indigo release is also compatible with helios, and galileo.
EMF Compare Configuration
Preference settings
You have to specify for which Model File Types the EMF Compare framework should be used instead of the "normal" eclipse text compare facility. Therefore, please open the preference page "General/Content Types" in your eclipse preferences ("Menu: Window->Preferences...").
Press "Add..." to add an new File association.
Enter a pattern of you Model files and click OK. Close the eclipse preferences by clicking OK.
Now you can use EMF compare for your specific model files.