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Getting ICE
This page describes the process by which users can download and use ICE. Detailed instructions on building ICE from the source code are available on the ICE Build Instructions page.
Prerequisites
ICE requires Java 1.6 or greater. Sun's version of Java can be used on Linux, Windows or Mac and the OpenJDK can also be used Linux and Mac. The ICE Development Team prefers the OpenJDK on Linux systems. ICE should work out-of-the-box with no problems if the following third party libraries are installed to their default locations. See the "tips and tricks" section for dealing with installations in non-default locations.
ICE requires the installation of third-party libraries for use with some of its tools. Information on obtaining those dependencies will not be provided here until the IP review is complete.
Downloading ICE
Binary distributions of ICE are available [here]. The latest stable version of ICE is version 2.1.6. The binary distribution is a fully-functional, full-featured, executable version of ICE that includes everything except for the Java Virtual Machine, third-party libraries and plug-ins currently in development.
You should select the appropriate file named ICE2.x.y-*.zip where the * is the correct operating system and processor architecture for your system and x and y are major and minor version numbers. The choices are as follows:
| ICE2.x.y-win32.win32.x86_64.zip | ICE for 64bit versions of Windows, including Windows 7 and 8 |
|---|---|
| ICE2.x.y-win32.win32.x86.zip | ICE for 32bit versions of Windows, including most installs of Windows XP |
| ICE2.x.y-macosx.cocoa.x86_64.zip | ICE for 64bit Mac, including OS/X |
| ICE2.x.y-macos.cocoa.x86.zip | ICE for 32bit Mac |
| ICE2.x.y-linux.gtk.x86_64.zip | ICE for 64bit Linux running GTK (most flavors of Linux.) |
| ICE2.x.y-linux.gtk.x86.zip | ICE for 32bit Linux running GTK (most 32bit installs of Linux) |
On a 64bit installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6), the ICE.product-linux.gtk.x86_64 version of ICE is the appropriate choice. For Windows 7, ICE.product-win32.win32.x86_64.zip should be selected.
Running ICE
Once you download the appropriate zip file for your computer, unzip it to a directory of your choice. No additional installation steps are required because ICE is executed directly from this directory.
- Macs: you might get a message that says that ICE is from an unidentified developer and cannot be opened. You can right-click the executable, click "Open" in the menu that appears and then click "OK" when prompted again. Alternatively, ICE may be executed from the command line on Linux and Mac systems.
- Windows: navigate to the folder where you extracted ICE. In the ICE folder, double-click ICE.exe. On Linux and Mac systems, you may follow the same procedure, but the ICE executable is only called ICE on those systems.
When ICE runs, it will open a console window that displays debug information as the environment is used. You may safely ignore this window while you are working by keeping it minimized or in the background.
What do I do if ICE fails to run?
If ICE fails to run, you should send an email to us at ice-dev <at> eclipse.org. If you believe that you have identified a bug, please report it to our bug tracker.