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Tue, 19 February 2008 04:38

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: wen.g.he.gmail.com

Hi:

I am very new to Eclipse.
Just wondering how can I see the Eclipse source code, say, if I want to
know how the JUnit is coded, where can I find it?

Also, out of curiosity, I believe Eclipse is written in Java, but why it
has .exe extension? (I know C++ program has .exe) How is .exe file
generated from Java?

Thank you very much

W

Re: Eclipse Source Code [message #249287 is a reply to message #249279]

Tue, 19 February 2008 05:21

Eclipse User

W He pisze:
> Hi:
> I am very new to Eclipse. Just wondering how can I see the Eclipse
> source code, say, if I want to know how the JUnit is coded, where can I
> find it?
> Also, out of curiosity, I believe Eclipse is written in Java, but why it
> has .exe extension? (I know C++ program has .exe) How is .exe file
> generated from Java?
> Thank you very much
>
> W
I think you may be interested in
http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Development_Resources#Gett ing_Code

JUnit is external library, you can get sources from
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15278& amp;package_id=12472

About exe- I do believe that this is caused by SWT. More details you can
read here:
http://www.eclipse.org/swt/,
especially http://www.eclipse.org/swt/faq.php.

Regards,
Chris

Re: Eclipse Source Code [message #249291 is a reply to message #249279]

Tue, 19 February 2008 05:22

Eclipse User

> I am very new to Eclipse. Just wondering how can I see the Eclipse
> source code, say, if I want to know how the JUnit is coded

JUnit is not Eclipse. Look at junit.org

Re: Eclipse Source Code [message #249296 is a reply to message #249287]

Tue, 19 February 2008 05:57

Eclipse User

Christopher Daniel schrieb:
> W He pisze:
>> Hi:
>> I am very new to Eclipse. Just wondering how can I see the Eclipse
>> source code, say, if I want to know how the JUnit is coded, where can
>> I find it?
>> Also, out of curiosity, I believe Eclipse is written in Java, but why
>> it has .exe extension? (I know C++ program has .exe) How is .exe file
>> generated from Java?
>> Thank you very much
>>
>> W
> I think you may be interested in
> http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Development_Resources#Gett ing_Code
>
> JUnit is external library, you can get sources from
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15278& amp;package_id=12472
>
>
> About exe- I do believe that this is caused by SWT. More details you can
> read here:
> http://www.eclipse.org/swt/,
> especially http://www.eclipse.org/swt/faq.php.

Well in 3.2 the .exe was a simply executable which brought up the
Splash-Screen and launched the startup.jar.

Since 3.3 the .exe uses native jni-code to startup a virtual machine
creating the Splash-Screen backed with an SWT-Shell which has the
advantage that you can easily customize your Splash-Screen.

Tom

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Re: Eclipse Source Code [message #249397 is a reply to message #249296]

Tue, 19 February 2008 07:11

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: wen.g.he.gmail.com

Hi Tom:

Your explanation makes it very clear, except that I am not quite sure what
a splash sreen is, can I see it physically when the Eclipse.exe is
double-clicked?

Hope I don't sound too naive.

Thank you

Wen

Re: Eclipse Source Code [message #249404 is a reply to message #249397]

Tue, 19 February 2008 07:28

Eclipse User

Splash screen is the first window you see after eclipse start. It
contains eclipse logo and version. then workbench appears(you can work
there).

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