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Debug and compile environment [message #1783750]

Fri, 16 March 2018 11:15

Eclipse User

I've used the Eclipse platform for many years and now I want to contribute to the Eclipse platform.

Where can I find a short description of how to setup an environment to debug and compile the Eclipse platform together with my own RCP applications?

As to start with I just need a local copy of the Eclipse platform source code (which I believe is open source) and a description of how to setup an appropiate environment to let me debug and patch locally.

Then when I can solve real problems and create patches I would like to publish them.

Re: Debug and compile environment [message #1783751 is a reply to message #1783750]

Fri, 16 March 2018 11:21

Eclipse User

Are you looking for something like this?
https://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_UI/How_to_Contribute

Re: Debug and compile environment [message #1783764 is a reply to message #1783750]

Fri, 16 March 2018 12:43

Eclipse User

Many projects have an Oomph setup that can be used like this to automatically setup a development environment:

https://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_UI/How_to_Contribute/Oomph

Unfortunately that specific example is waiting for a fix I've contributed; the team hasn't been actively (nor passively) maintaining their setup:

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=531358

Re: Debug and compile environment [message #1785015 is a reply to message #1783751]

Sat, 07 April 2018 03:13

Eclipse User

Thanks a lot ☺
It seems exactly what I was looking for.
Now I'll see when I can get time to get started.

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