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Eclipse Platform SDK Provisioning

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This page provides step-by-step instructions for how to provision a dedicated development environment for the complete set of projects that comprise the Eclipse Platform's SDK, i.e., the projects used to build the downloads of the Eclipse Platform Project. The provisioning process is entirely automated, except for course from user input to choose configurable options, e.g., where in the file system to place the installation, but even for these, defaults are provided.

Launch the Eclipse Installer

If you don't already have the Eclipse Installer on your system, download the installer that is appropriate for your operating system's architecture. For Windows, the installer is distributed as an executable. It will start without a JRE or JDK installed, but if you don't have at Java 8 installed, it will guide you to install that. For Mac and Linux, you must unpack the installer before you can run it the application. In all cases, you must install a JRE or JDK (currently at least Java 8) before you can successfully use the installer, and of course the installation you will create needs it too. Please look at these instructions if you need further details. And note that on Mac you must install a JDK, not merely a JRE.

Now launch the installer application.

Apply the Platform SDK Configuration

We will use a so-called Oomph configuration to automate the selection of the product and projects to provision. Drag and drop the Platform SDK Configuration link on the title area of the installer. If the installer is in simple mode, it will ask to "Switch to Advanced Mode"; confirm that prompt. When the configuration is successfully applied, the installer will be in advanced mode and will automatically turn to the Variables page. As an alternative to drag-and-drop, you can copy Platform SDK Configuration link, and apply it to the installer. In advanced mode, this is done via the menu action; this action will appear in the menu only if the clipboard contains a valid configuration:

Oomph Installer Simple Apply Configuration.png

In simple mode, this is done via the left-most button in the toolbar; this button will appear in the toolbar only if the clipboard contains a valid configuration:

Oomph Installer Advanced Apply Configuration.png

Note that the installer will by default use a shared bundle pool for creating installations. This defaults to the .p2 folder in the home folder. If the file system for the home folder is relatively small, you can change the default location using the Bundle Pools menu option in simple mode, or the right-most toolbar button in the Bundle Pools section in advanced mode, as seen in each of the corresponding screen captures above.

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