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Fri, 09 December 2011 08:42

Eclipse User

Hi all,

I am on a Mac OSX Lion laptop. I run various versions of Eclipse so I was expecting that EDT would be a seamless install. When I go to the download page I only see Windows and Linux versions. I downloaded the Linux 64bit version and attempted to run the install but it failed.

Anybody else on Mac OSX that has it working? Can EDT be installed as a plugin into an existing Eclipse install?

Thanks,
AaronBartell.com

Re: EDT for Mac OSX [message #763285 is a reply to message #763279]

Fri, 09 December 2011 08:51

Eclipse User

Hi Aaron - have you tried installing via the Update Site approach? The all-in-one packages are designed for specific platforms (Windows/Linux 32/64 bit), whereas the Update Site *should* allow you to install EDT into a Eclipse JEE version 3.6 or 3.7 IDE on any supported platform.

Re: EDT for Mac OSX [message #763498 is a reply to message #763285]

Fri, 09 December 2011 16:36

Eclipse User

Hi Will,

I can confirm that the installation on OS X is working by using the the software update site, but it would be nice to have that splash screen from the native package also on Mac Very Happy

Thanks,
Nikola

Re: EDT for Mac OSX [message #763509 is a reply to message #763498]

Fri, 09 December 2011 17:08

Eclipse User

Hi Nikola,

Here's how you can add the "EDT Package" feature to your existing EDT installation, which provides the splash screen (as well as other "branding" of the Eclipse IDE):

1. Add the update site http://download.eclipse.org/edt/releases/1.0

2. Help > Install New Software > pick the update site from step 1.

3. Check "Hide items that are already installed" and uncheck "Group items by category"

4. Install both "Eclipse IDE for EGL Web Developers" and "EGL Web Developer IDE Feature". These are additional features that come with the all-in-one build, but are not required to use the EGL tooling. They change the splash screen, about dialog, default perspective, etc.

When I did this it automatically updated eclipse.ini for me so that the EDT splash screen is now used.

-Justin

Re: EDT for Mac OSX [message #763598 is a reply to message #763498]

Fri, 09 December 2011 23:03

Eclipse User

Nikola - good to hear. How has your experience been so far (running the tools on MacOS)? Does most stuff seem to work?

Re: EDT for Mac OSX [message #763612 is a reply to message #763598]

Fri, 09 December 2011 23:54

Eclipse User

Hey Will.

The tools are working great for me on Mac.

--Dan

Re: EDT for Mac OSX [message #763754 is a reply to message #763612]

Sat, 10 December 2011 08:41

Eclipse User

I opened an enhancement request to 'support' Mac OS as a supported platform for EWDT (EGL Web Development Tools) - https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=366297

Please doc your experiences (good and bad) and/or the issues you run into under this bug.

Re: EDT for Mac OSX [message #897035 is a reply to message #763754]

Fri, 20 July 2012 17:19

Eclipse User

This post is a bit old but wanted to pitch in.

I just got EDT loaded on a Mac.

Fantastic. Works great.

I vote for any continued support.

Thx,

Nathan Reed

Re: EDT for Mac OSX [message #1007686 is a reply to message #897035]

Thu, 07 February 2013 01:11

Eclipse User

I have also installed EGL Development Tools (EDT) on Mac OS X (Lion). The procedure isn't exactly intuitive. It does not use the standard "OS X" way of installing applications. You do not "download" EDT from the project page. To see what I am saying, take a look at my video on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkkckAmjkV0

But, once you get past that and it is installed, it works just fine. When can we see EGL generate to Objective C? Very Happy

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