Eclipse Community Forums: Newcomers » eclipse source build within eclipse

Home » Newcomers » Newcomers » eclipse source build within eclipse

eclipse source build within eclipse [message #175936]

Tue, 24 October 2006 01:56

Eclipse User

I want to import the entire eclipse code base as an eclipse project.

The documentation I've found gives instructions for importing the source
for individual components of eclipse, or for building eclipse from source
outside the ide, but nothing for building eclipse itself from within
eclipse.

The goals are to:

- import the entire eclipse source code base in a workspace.
- search the entire eclipse source code base using "Java Search"
- browse the entire eclipse source code base.
- modify any/all components of the code base.
- build eclipse from the modified base within eclipse.
- launch eclipse in debug mode.
- export a patch that contains the modifications.

How do I do this?

Re: eclipse source build within eclipse [message #175944 is a reply to message #175936]

Tue, 24 October 2006 03:00

Eclipse User

John Yates wrote:

> I want to import the entire eclipse code base as an eclipse project.
>
> The documentation I've found gives instructions for importing the
> source for individual components of eclipse, or for building eclipse
> from source outside the ide, but nothing for building eclipse itself
> from within eclipse.
>
> The goals are to:
>
> - import the entire eclipse source code base in a workspace.
> - search the entire eclipse source code base using "Java Search"
> - browse the entire eclipse source code base.
> - modify any/all components of the code base.
> - build eclipse from the modified base within eclipse.
> - launch eclipse in debug mode.
> - export a patch that contains the modifications.
>
> How do I do this?

I think most of the time you will be browsing the original code and only
in a few places you'll need to change the code.
- File > Import > Plug-ins And Fragments - choose binary import since
the source doesn't bring you much to create the patch (see next comment)
- to create a patch you need to have that project checked out from the
Eclipse CVS repository (http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/CVS_Howto)

HTH
Dani

Previous Topic:	Spaces for tabs
Next Topic:	Resolution problem with EMF proxy

Goto Forum:

-=] Back to Top [=-

Current Time: Sat Jul 19 12:58:41 EDT 2025

.:: Contact :: Home ::.

Breadcrumbs

Sign up to our Newsletter