Here's how to set up your workspace for developing Xtext

  1. Download and install any Eclipse distribution - download
  2. Clone the git repository using one of the following repository URLs :
    • git://git.eclipse.org/gitroot/tmf/org.eclipse.xtext.git
    • ssh://git.eclipse.org/gitroot/tmf/org.eclipse.xtext.git
    • http://git.eclipse.org/gitroot/tmf/org.eclipse.xtext.git
  3. The target platform is currently defined in the form of a complete Eclipse distribution and can be found on an ftp server at itemis.com: http://download.itemis.com/distros/. The easiest way is to download and extract it, and then point your workspace's target platform to the installation directory of the extracted taregt platform distro.