Difference between revisions of "Modeling Project/Installation"

Revision as of 17:23, 25 October 2007

Installing any or all of the projects and components within the Modeling Project is easy.

Install a JVM

• Regardless of your operating system, you will need to install some Java virtual machine.

• If using Windows, you may already have one installed, but upgrading won't hurt.
• If using Linux, read this.

• Consider an IBM JDK or a Sun JDK. See below for minimum requirements.

Eclipse 3.3 / Europa

• Install a JDK or JRE -- minimum required level is 5.0.

• Download an Eclipse SDK or Runtime Binary or Europa EPP Bundle, then unpack it and start it up.

• Start Update Manager.

Help > Software Updates > Find and Install... > 
  (*) Search for new features > Next > 
  [x] Europa Discovery Site > 
  New Remote Site > (add other site(s)) > Finish

• Select the projects &/or components you want to install, or pick the whole 'Models and Modeling Category'.

• Click the 'Select Required' button to resolve missing dependencies.

• Install. Restart. Enjoy.

Eclipse 3.2 / Callisto

• Install a JDK or JRE -- minimum required level is 1.4.2.

• Download an Eclipse SDK or Runtime Binary, then unpack it and start it up.

• Start Update Manager.

Help > Software Updates > Find and Install... > 
  (*) Search for new features > Next > 
  New Remote Site > (add the new site: http://download.eclipse.org/callisto/releases/site.xml) > 
  New Remote Site > (add other site(s)) > Finish

• Select the projects &/or components you want to install.

• Expand any sites from which you plan to install features or from which you need to resolve dependencies.

• Click the 'Select Required' button to resolve missing dependencies.

• If it does not work, you will have to manually select dependencies.

• If that doesn't work, start over, but add more update sites. Can't find a given dependency? Try here or here.

• Install. Restart. Enjoy.

Other Update Sites

Not all Modeling components are available from a combined update site such as Callisto, Europa or Ganymede.

Here are a few other Modeling Project sites:

• EMF
• EMFT
• MDT
• M2T
• GMF

Some other dependent project sites:

• GEF

Third party downloads (if required):

• Orbit Downloads