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getting started with xdoc [message #698363]

Tue, 19 July 2011 10:48

Annette Pohl

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Registered: July 2011

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Hi!

Sorry for the beginner question....

After watching the screencast about xdoc at vimeo and reading the blog of Sebastian Zarnekow we decided to use xdoc for our documentation.

I found the project at github and found the following recommendation:

If you want to import Xdoc to your Eclipse workspace I recommend you follow the workspace setup guide at the Xtext homepage.

I followed the link and do not understand why there is an explanation how to use xtext in my workspace because I have already xtext in eclipse 3.7, I need xdoc. Honestly speeking, I do not understand the explanation for xtext because I am not very familiar with eclipse and its plugin-concept.

Could you please give me a hint how to get started with xdoc? Thanks!

Annette

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Re: getting started with xdoc [message #699580 is a reply to message #698363]

Thu, 21 July 2011 20:33

Christian Dietrich

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Hello Annette,

since Xtext 2.0 is now released i think it is not necessary to checkout the Xtext sources.
the hint in the docs comes from a time where Xtext 2.0 wasn't released yet

so the following should work

(1) check out Xdoc source code (e.g. using egit)
(2) start a new runtime app
(3) create a project (e.g. new eclipse help project) via wizard
(4) have fun

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Re: getting started with xdoc [message #699794 is a reply to message #699580]

Fri, 22 July 2011 10:14

Lorenzo Bettini

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On 07/21/2011 10:33 PM, Christian Dietrich wrote:
> Hello Annette,
>
> since Xtext 2.0 is now released i think it is not necessary to checkout
> the Xtext sources.
> the hint in the docs comes from a time where Xtext 2.0 wasn't released yet
>
> so the following should work
>
> (1) check out Xdoc source code (e.g. using egit)
> (2) start a new runtime app
> (3) create a project (e.g. new eclipse help project) via wizard
> (4) have fun
>
> ~Christian

thus, xdoc is not part of xtext plugins?

cheers
Lorenzo

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