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Getting Eclipse for OS X [message #123169] Sat, 10 December 2005 00:51 Go to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Originally posted by: colin_gordon.brown.edu

Hey,

I've installed Eclipse on Windows and Linux machines before, and I feel
like an idiot because for some reason, I cannot figure out how to get it
up and running on my Powerbook.

I've downloaded a couple different .tar.gz's for OS X
(eclipse-SDK-3.1.1-macosx-carbon.tar.gz and
eclipse-SDK-3.2M3-macosx-carbon.tar.gz for reference). When I unpack
them, they unpack into folders with their respective names, and inside
each is a folder called eclipse, inside of which is a folder named
plugins. This is filled with a bunch of .jar files. None of them have a
main class specified in their manifest files, so none of those are what I
should be running. Did I download the wrong files, or is there some step
to converting these files to some form runnable from the shell or Finder
that I'm just completely missing?
Re: Getting Eclipse for OS X [message #123181 is a reply to message #123169] Sat, 10 December 2005 02:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Originally posted by: weconsul.ptd.net

Colin Gordon wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I've installed Eclipse on Windows and Linux machines before, and I feel
> like an idiot because for some reason, I cannot figure out how to get it
> up and running on my Powerbook.
>
> I've downloaded a couple different .tar.gz's for OS X
> (eclipse-SDK-3.1.1-macosx-carbon.tar.gz and
> eclipse-SDK-3.2M3-macosx-carbon.tar.gz for reference). When I unpack
> them, they unpack into folders with their respective names, and inside
> each is a folder called eclipse, inside of which is a folder named
> plugins. This is filled with a bunch of .jar files. None of them have
> a main class specified in their manifest files, so none of those are
> what I should be running. Did I download the wrong files, or is there
> some step to converting these files to some form runnable from the shell
> or Finder that I'm just completely missing?
>

This article should solve your problems..

http://developer.apple.com/tools/eclipse.html

--

Thanks in Advance...
IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA
http://weconsultants.servebeer.com/JHackerAppManager
____________________________________________________________ ______________

'If there is one, Knowledge is the "Fountain of Youth"'
-William E. Taylor, Regular Guy (1952-)
Re: Getting Eclipse for OS X [message #123193 is a reply to message #123181] Sat, 10 December 2005 02:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Originally posted by: weconsul.ptd.net

IchBin wrote:
> Colin Gordon wrote:
>> Hey,
>>
>> I've installed Eclipse on Windows and Linux machines before, and I
>> feel like an idiot because for some reason, I cannot figure out how to
>> get it up and running on my Powerbook.
>>
>> I've downloaded a couple different .tar.gz's for OS X
>> (eclipse-SDK-3.1.1-macosx-carbon.tar.gz and
>> eclipse-SDK-3.2M3-macosx-carbon.tar.gz for reference). When I unpack
>> them, they unpack into folders with their respective names, and inside
>> each is a folder called eclipse, inside of which is a folder named
>> plugins. This is filled with a bunch of .jar files. None of them
>> have a main class specified in their manifest files, so none of those
>> are what I should be running. Did I download the wrong files, or is
>> there some step to converting these files to some form runnable from
>> the shell or Finder that I'm just completely missing?
>>
>
> This article should solve your problems..
>
> http://developer.apple.com/tools/eclipse.html
>
Forgot to mention, in case you don't know, the SDK-3.2M3 is the latest
bleeding edge. SDK-3.1.1 is the latest stable version.

--


Thanks in Advance...
IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA
http://weconsultants.servebeer.com/JHackerAppManager
____________________________________________________________ ______________

'If there is one, Knowledge is the "Fountain of Youth"'
-William E. Taylor, Regular Guy (1952-)
Re: Getting Eclipse for OS X [message #123206 is a reply to message #123181] Sat, 10 December 2005 03:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Originally posted by: Colin_Gordon.brown.edu

IchBin wrote:
....
> This article should solve your problems..
>
> http://developer.apple.com/tools/eclipse.html
>

Ironically, that's the article I was working from. My issue is that
there is no clear Eclipse icon, anywhere inside the folder structure
that shows up when I unpack it. The only folder that has anything in it
is the plugins folder, and none of those are actually runnable.

-Colin
Re: Getting Eclipse for OS X [message #123214 is a reply to message #123206] Sat, 10 December 2005 03:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Originally posted by: weconsul.ptd.net

Colin Gordon wrote:
> IchBin wrote:
> ...
>> This article should solve your problems..
>>
>> http://developer.apple.com/tools/eclipse.html
>>
>
> Ironically, that's the article I was working from. My issue is that
> there is no clear Eclipse icon, anywhere inside the folder structure
> that shows up when I unpack it. The only folder that has anything in it
> is the plugins folder, and none of those are actually runnable.
>
> -Colin
Sorry, to hear you were looking at that doc. I have not worked on an
Apple since 1983. So I can't help to much. Only Google it. You figure it
has to be in the base Eclipse directory. You probity have a 'features'
and 'plugin' subdirectory. On all other OS's its in the base directory.

--


Thanks in Advance...
IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA
http://weconsultants.servebeer.com/JHackerAppManager
____________________________________________________________ ______________

'If there is one, Knowledge is the "Fountain of Youth"'
-William E. Taylor, Regular Guy (1952-)
Re: Getting Eclipse for OS X [message #123225 is a reply to message #123214] Sat, 10 December 2005 03:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Originally posted by: Colin_Gordon.brown.edu

IchBin wrote:
....
> Sorry, to hear you were looking at that doc. I have not worked on an
> Apple since 1983. So I can't help to much. Only Google it. You figure it
> has to be in the base Eclipse directory. You probity have a 'features'
> and 'plugin' subdirectory. On all other OS's its in the base directory.
>

All I've got is a plugin subdirectory under the base directory. Nothing
else. Ah well. Perhaps in the morning someone actually running it on
their Mac will see this.

-Colin
Re: Getting Eclipse for OS X [message #123249 is a reply to message #123225] Sat, 10 December 2005 12:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
What are you using to unpack the tar.gz file? When I unpack
eclipse-SDK-3.2M3-macosx-carbon.tar.gz I get an eclipse folder with the
following items:
Eclipse.app configuration eclipse epl-v10.html features
notice.html plugins readme startup.jar

Viewing this folder in Finder shows a very prominent Eclipse app
launcher, or you can run "eclipse" from the Terminal. So it sounds like
the package isn't being unzipped properly. Perhaps you should try
unzipping it from the Terminal via the command "tar xvzf
eclipse-SDK-3.2M3-macosx-carbon.tar.gz"

Hope this helps,
- Jeff

Colin Gordon wrote:
> IchBin wrote:
> ...
>
>> Sorry, to hear you were looking at that doc. I have not worked on an
>> Apple since 1983. So I can't help to much. Only Google it. You figure
>> it has to be in the base Eclipse directory. You probity have a
>> 'features' and 'plugin' subdirectory. On all other OS's its in the
>> base directory.
>>
>
> All I've got is a plugin subdirectory under the base directory. Nothing
> else. Ah well. Perhaps in the morning someone actually running it on
> their Mac will see this.
>
> -Colin
Re: Getting Eclipse for OS X [message #123275 is a reply to message #123249] Sat, 10 December 2005 15:42 Go to previous message
Eclipse UserFriend
Originally posted by: Colin_Gordon.brown.edu

Yeah, that did it. That's odd, I hadn't had problems with Stuffit
before. I guess I should keep the terminal in mind if something
unpacked seems wrong. Thanks a lot!

-Colin

Jeff Myers wrote:
> What are you using to unpack the tar.gz file? When I unpack
> eclipse-SDK-3.2M3-macosx-carbon.tar.gz I get an eclipse folder with the
> following items:
> Eclipse.app configuration eclipse epl-v10.html features
> notice.html plugins readme startup.jar
>
> Viewing this folder in Finder shows a very prominent Eclipse app
> launcher, or you can run "eclipse" from the Terminal. So it sounds like
> the package isn't being unzipped properly. Perhaps you should try
> unzipping it from the Terminal via the command "tar xvzf
> eclipse-SDK-3.2M3-macosx-carbon.tar.gz"
>
> Hope this helps,
> - Jeff
>
> Colin Gordon wrote:
>
>> IchBin wrote:
>> ...
>>
>>> Sorry, to hear you were looking at that doc. I have not worked on an
>>> Apple since 1983. So I can't help to much. Only Google it. You figure
>>> it has to be in the base Eclipse directory. You probity have a
>>> 'features' and 'plugin' subdirectory. On all other OS's its in the
>>> base directory.
>>>
>>
>> All I've got is a plugin subdirectory under the base directory.
>> Nothing else. Ah well. Perhaps in the morning someone actually
>> running it on their Mac will see this.
>>
>> -Colin
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