EasyEclipse for Plugins and RCP Apps

For development of Rich Client Platform (RCP) applications and Eclipse plug-ins.

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This distro contains the all you need to develop applications reusing the Eclipse architecture: both to develop Eclipse plug-ins, and to develop RCP applications, i.e. applications reusing components from Eclipse. In particular, it contains all the source code for the Eclipse platform and tools, which allows you to easily browse and debug the Eclipse code when accessed from your application.

A useful plugin to add to this is distro is the Eclipse Examples plugin. It is not added by default as it tends to clutter the user interface. However, you should install it soon after you start using this distro.

Note that up to release 1.3.0, this distro was called "Plugin Warrior".

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Composition

This distribution includes the following plugins:

Core components with a JDK:

• Eclipse Platform - Shared platform services from Eclipse - Getting started.
• Java JDK for Windows - Run Java application on Sun Java(tm) runtime, packaged for Eclipse use. (Windows only)
• Java JDK for Linux - Run Java application on Sun Java(tm) runtime, packaged for Eclipse use. (Linux only)

Tools for general Java development:

• Eclipse Java Development Tools - Edit, compile, run, debug, test, refactor, document and deploy Java applications - Getting started.
• Eclipse Tools - Common libraries for various Eclipse projects - Getting started.

Some essential utilities:

• AnyEdit Tools - Useful right-click menus in editors: "Open file under cursor", "Open type under cursor", adds white spaces, tabs, and entities conversions, et cetera.
• Eclipse Utils Plugins - Save the cursor position of editors when closing and re-opening a file. Access common team actions with explorer buttons - Getting started.
• Color Editor - Edit with syntax highlighting over 100+ file formats - Getting started.

Tools for development of Eclipse Plugins and Eclipse-based (RCP) applications:

• Plugin Development Environment - Develop, test, debug, build and deploy Eclipse plugins and rich client applications - Getting started.
• Eclipse Modeling Tools - Adds the Modeling wizards and User Interface to the Eclipse Tools - Getting started.
• Source code for the Eclipse Platform and Java Development Kit - The source code for the Platform and Java Development Kit, as well as some documentation on writing Eclipse plugins - Getting started.
• Eclipse Visual Editor - Build visual user interfaces for Swing, SWT and Eclipse RCP applications with a graphical editor - Getting started.
• Eclipse RCP Delta Packs and launchers - Support Eclipse-based (RCP) applications on a variety of platforms.

Version Control tools (CVS support was included in the Eclipse Platform until 1.2.2):

• Eclipse CVS client - Access and manage projects in CVS repositories within Eclipse - Getting started.
• Subclipse - Access and manage Subversion repositories within Eclipse - Getting started.

Getting started

"Getting Started" documentation is available for the following included plugins:

• Eclipse Platform
• Eclipse Java Development Tools
• Eclipse Tools
• Eclipse Utils Plugins
• Color Editor
• Plugin Development Environment
• Eclipse Modeling Tools
• Source code for the Eclipse Platform and Java Development Kit
• Eclipse Visual Editor
• Eclipse CVS client
• Subclipse

For the other plugins, you are welcome to propose a getting started. Thanks !

Changelog

Changes in release 1.3.1.1:

• Patched: Fixed a configuration issue.
• Modified plugins:

Changes in release 1.3.1:

• Upgraded to new version: Upgraded to Eclipse 3.3.1.
• Modified plugins:
  • Eclipse Platform (upgraded)
  • Eclipse Java Development Tools (upgraded)
  • Eclipse Tools (upgraded)
  • AnyEdit Tools (upgraded)
  • Eclipse Utils Plugins (upgraded)
  • Color Editor (upgraded)
  • Plugin Development Environment (patched, upgraded)
  • Source code for the Eclipse Platform and Java Development Kit (upgraded)
  • Eclipse Visual Editor (upgraded)
  • Eclipse RCP Delta Packs and launchers (upgraded)
  • Eclipse CVS client (upgraded)

Changes in release 1.3.0.3:

• Patched: Fixed RCP Delta Pack.
• Modified plugins:
  • Eclipse Visual Editor (upgraded)
  • Eclipse RCP Delta Packs and launchers (patched)

Changes in release 1.3.0.2:

• Changed composition: Fixed build on Mac and renamed.
• Modified plugins:
  • Eclipse RCP Delta Packs and launchers (patched)

Changes in release 1.3.0:

• Upgraded to new version: Upgraded to Eclipse 3.3.0.
• Added plugin: Eclipse CVS client
• Modified plugins:
  • Eclipse Platform (upgraded)
  • Java JDK for Windows (upgraded)
  • Eclipse Java Development Tools (upgraded)
  • Eclipse Tools (upgraded)
  • Plugin Development Environment (upgraded)
  • Eclipse Modeling Tools (upgraded)
  • Source code for the Eclipse Platform and Java Development Kit (upgraded)
  • Eclipse RCP Delta Packs and launchers (upgraded)
  • Subclipse (upgraded)

Changes in release 1.2.2:

• Upgraded to new version: Upgraded to Eclipse 3.2.2.
• Changed composition: Added Subclipse.
• Modified plugins:
  • Eclipse Platform (upgraded)
  • Java JDK for Linux (upgraded)
  • Eclipse Java Development Tools (upgraded)
  • Eclipse Tools (upgraded)
  • AnyEdit Tools (upgraded)
  • Color Editor (upgraded)
  • Plugin Development Environment (upgraded)
  • Eclipse Modeling Tools (upgraded)
  • Source code for the Eclipse Platform and Java Development Kit (upgraded)
  • Eclipse Visual Editor (upgraded)
  • Eclipse RCP Delta Packs and launchers (upgraded)
  • Subclipse (upgraded)

Changes in release 1.2.1:

• Upgraded to new version: Upgraded to Eclipse 3.2.1.
• Modified plugins:
  • Eclipse Platform (upgraded)
  • Java JDK for Windows (upgraded)
  • Java JDK for Linux (upgraded)
  • Eclipse Java Development Tools (upgraded)
  • Eclipse Tools (upgraded)
  • AnyEdit Tools (upgraded)
  • Color Editor (upgraded)
  • Plugin Development Environment (upgraded)
  • Source code for the Eclipse Platform and Java Development Kit (upgraded)
  • Eclipse Visual Editor (upgraded)
  • Eclipse RCP Delta Packs and launchers (upgraded)
  • Subclipse (upgraded)

Changes in release 1.2.0:

• Upgraded to new version: Upgraded to Eclipse 3.2.0 Callisto platform.
• Added plugin: Eclipse Modeling Tools
• Added plugin: Eclipse RCP Delta Packs and launchers
• Modified plugins:
  • Eclipse Platform (upgraded)
  • Eclipse Java Development Tools (upgraded)
  • Eclipse Tools (upgraded, patched)
  • AnyEdit Tools (upgraded)
  • Color Editor (upgraded, patched)
  • Plugin Development Environment (upgraded)
  • Source code for the Eclipse Platform and Java Development Kit (upgraded)
  • Eclipse Visual Editor (upgraded)
  • Subclipse (upgraded)

Changes in release 1.0.2:

• Modified plugins:
  • Eclipse Tools (changed composition)
  • Subclipse (upgraded)

Changes in release 1.0.1:

• Initial release.

License

EasyEclipse is licensed under the terms of the Open Software License version 2.1.

Each third party plugin, software or content is licensed under its own copyright and/or license. See each plugin page for details