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Installing features from ZIPs [message #190635]

Mon, 29 January 2007 23:12

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: michael.foxworth.ngc.com

The title says "newcomer". I am taking that seriously.

I am trying to install the SWT plugin. Because my intranet is very
restricted, it will not allow me to install it directly from Software
Updates. I downloaded the zip file from www.eclips.org/swt into my PC.
But, now I do not know how to install it. A couple of years ago I
installed some plug-ins to an old version of eclipse, but I have forgotten
how. And now I cannot find the "eclipse for dummies" document I need to
tell me how to install this thing.

I did make a copy of my eclipse environment and unzipped the thing into
.../eclipse/plugins. No joy.

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Re: Installing features from ZIPs [message #190643 is a reply to message #190635]

Mon, 29 January 2007 23:41

Ray Hurst

Messages: 121
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Mike Foxworth wrote:
> The title says "newcomer". I am taking that seriously.
>
> I am trying to install the SWT plugin. Because my intranet is very
> restricted, it will not allow me to install it directly from Software
> Updates. I downloaded the zip file from www.eclips.org/swt into my PC.
> But, now I do not know how to install it. A couple of years ago I
> installed some plug-ins to an old version of eclipse, but I have
> forgotten how. And now I cannot find the "eclipse for dummies" document
> I need to tell me how to install this thing.
>
> I did make a copy of my eclipse environment and unzipped the thing into
> ../eclipse/plugins. No joy.
>

Mike,
Typically all of the zip files are in the form of:

eclipse
file1
file2
eclipse/configuration
eclipse/plugins

etc

Staring with an empty directory:

Unzip the Eclipse SDK into it.
Unzip all SDK's into it.
You will get messages as to whether you wish to replace file x:date1
with filex:date2. Just click the replace all button as they are
generally the license agreements.

I usually open the zip file to make sure that the above file directories
are correct.
Ray

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Re: Installing features from ZIPs [message #190659 is a reply to message #190635]

Mon, 29 January 2007 23:56

Paul A. Rubin

Messages: 188
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Mike Foxworth wrote:
> The title says "newcomer". I am taking that seriously.
>
> I am trying to install the SWT plugin. Because my intranet is very
> restricted, it will not allow me to install it directly from Software
> Updates. I downloaded the zip file from www.eclips.org/swt into my PC.
> But, now I do not know how to install it. A couple of years ago I
> installed some plug-ins to an old version of eclipse, but I have
> forgotten how. And now I cannot find the "eclipse for dummies" document
> I need to tell me how to install this thing.
>
> I did make a copy of my eclipse environment and unzipped the thing into
> ../eclipse/plugins. No joy.
>

AFAIK SWT is not available as a plugin. I'm pretty sure what you need
to do is import SWT as a project and then link to it from project that
will use it. See http://www.eclipse.org/swt/eclipse.php or (for some
really neat tutorials) http://www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~eclipse/.

/Paul

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Re: Installing features from ZIPs [message #190993 is a reply to message #190659]

Wed, 31 January 2007 13:37

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: michael.foxworth.ngc.com

Paul and Ray: It works! I was able to import the SWT and am now working
my way through the examples. I hope your answers help others, too.

Mike

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