File: palcom/doc/setup/Eclipse-install.txt

1. Getting Eclipse

   A number of the tools for PalCom are developed using the Eclipse
   IDE. The PalCom projects are known to work with Eclipse version 3.4. 

   The plugin development environment (PDE) is requirred for some
   palcom projects, so it is necessary to choose an Eclipse version
   with this feature included (listed as "Eclipse for RCP/Plug-in
   Developers" on the Eclipse download page).

   To get Eclipse, go to 

      http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/

   choose "Eclipse for RCP/Plug-in Developers" and follow the
   instructions.

2. Java compiler version 

   There has been made an agreement to allow using Java 1.5 for the
   Java source files in PalCom (generics, annotations, etc.).
   In Eclipse this means that one should go to

     Window->Preferences->Java->Installed JREs  
         and select JRE 1.5 or later as default and
     Window->Preferences->Java->Compiler and set Compiler Compliance
         Level to 1.5 (named "5.0" in some versions of Eclipse)

3. Using SVN in Eclipse

   See Eclipse-SVN.txt