How to setup Eclipse PDT in linux
Eclipse is a multi-language software development environment comprising an IDE and a plug-in system to extend it. It is written primarily in Java and can be used to develop applications in Java and, by means of the various plug-ins, in other languages as well, including C, C++, COBOL, Python, Perl, PHP, and others.This tutorial explains how you can install eclipse in linux with all required modules. First you need to download the PDT from eclipse site given below.
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http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/technology/epp/downloads/release/galileo/R/eclipse-php-galileo-linux-gtk.tar.gz
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PDT is for PHP developers. You can use any other versions according to the platform you are working in.
Move the tar file in to /opt folder and extract the file.
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tar -xvzf eclipse-php-galileo-linux-gtk.tar.gz
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Now you have eclipse in /opy/eclipse
You can start eclipse as follows.
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/opt/eclipse/eclipse &
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Now you can add aptana plugin which is a very good plugin that offers code completion and have many framework supports like jquery, prototype etc.
You can install this plguin as follows.
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1. Go to Help -> Install New Software...
2. In the "Work with:" text box, enter: http://update.aptana.com/install/studio
3. Click Add...
4. Specify the Name of the Update site (i.e. Aptana Studio Plugin)
5. Click OK
6. Select the "Aptana Studio" checkbox
7. Click the Next Button
8. Confirm the items you are installing
9. Click the Next Button once more
10. Accept the terms and conditions
11. Click the Finish Button
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If you are flex develper, you can add the flex plugin to eclipse as follows.
Download flex builder from the link given below.
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http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flexbuilder_linux.html
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Give 755 permission to the bin file
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chmod 755 FlexBuilder_Linux_Plugin.bin
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Run the file
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./FlexBuilder_Linux_Plugin.bin
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Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
Start Eclipse.
When choosing the ‘install folder’ you can leave that to default, the Eclipse folder will be defined in the next window.
As described select the Eclipse folder, it must contain a subfolder named ‘configuration’. Continue the installation untill the installer displays that you’re done.
Start Eclipse and open the Flex perspective. If you get the following error while opening a MXML file:
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Could not open the editor: Assertion failed: org.eclipse.jface.util.Assert$AssertionFailedException: Assertion failed
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Make sure you have the correct Eclipse version, I used 3.3.2 on Ubuntu 9.04.
Now we can configure subversion which is necessary for a big project.
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2. In the "Work with:" text box, enter: http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.4.x/
3. Click Add...
4. Specify the Name of the Update site
5. Click OK
6. Select the "SVN" checkbox
7. Click the Next Button
8. Confirm the items you are installing
9. Click the Next Button once more
10. Accept the terms and conditions
11. Click the Finish Button
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Now you can start developing site. Best of Luck. Let me know you r suggestions.
