5.3. Setting-up Eclipse 3.0.2

Downloading and installing Eclipse 3.0.2 .  Please visit Eclipse 3.0.2 user manual for detailed instructions (includes EMF/GEF plug-ins).

Create a new Java project in Eclipse. The following example is named starthis.

Figure 5.1. Eclipse New Java Project window

Eclipse New Java Project window

The Location section of the Figure 5.1, “Eclipse New Java Project window” dialog determines where your new project will be located. The project Layout section allows you to specify whether you want the class files of your project stored with the source files or in a separate folder structure. These selections and the name of the project are immaterial to code development with iTapestry and are therefore at the developers’ discretion.

The iTapestry installation provides several JAR files that must be available during development and program execution.

Add them as external JAR dependencies using the “Java Build Path” page of the Project properties dialog.

These JAR files are located in the installation at <itapestry-installation>\starthis\ivy. in the indicated subfolders. Remember that this documentation assumes that the iTapestry installation location is c:\program files\Starthis Installation. If you had performed the iTapestry installation in the default location, you should look under C:\Program Files\Starthis Installation\ivy.