• Installing the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
• Installing Eclipse
• Installing plugins

The characteristics of Eclipse include:

• Easily extensible using plugins. Plugins can also cooperate.
• Using the Rich Client Platform (RCP) structure, plugins can function in a standalone mode.
• Because it is written in Java, it functions on many platforms. These characteristics are very useful for constructing a robot-oriented development environment. For this reason, it was selected as the platform for the RT Middleware tools.

And so on. Judging that these Eclipse features are useful for constructing an integrated development environment for robot, we chose Eclipse as a platform for tools of RT middleware.

• http://eclipsewiki.net/eclipse/

Etc. will be helpful.

Installing the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

• JRE download

After downloading please install according to the instructions of the installer.

JDK installation:
⇒ Java Development Kit 7


reference: → cool! Simple way to apply Oracle's Java (JRE) to Eclipse in a UNIX environment

Installing Eclipse

• Eclipse 3.4.2 (Windows)
• Eclipse 3.4.2 (Linux x86/GTK2)
• Eclipse 3.4.2 (Linux x86/Motif)

• ''FAQ:'' Method of starting Eclipse
• Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 9. 10. It is reported that Eclipse 3.4.2 for Linux does not work.
  • For Ubuntu 8.04, update xulrunniner as apt-get install xulrunner-1.9 .
  • For Ubuntu 9.10, please use the following method or use Eclipse3.3 or 3.5.

 $ su
 # vi /etc/apt/source.list
  This line is added. → deb http://jp.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted
 # apt-get update
 # apt-get install xulrunner-1.9
 # dpkg -l |grep xulrunner-1.9
 ii  xulrunner-1.9                        1.9.0.8+nobinonly-0ubuntu2                 XUL +  XPCOM application runner
 ii  xulrunner-1.9.1                      1.9.1.7+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1          XUL + XPCOM application runner
 ii  xulrunner-1.9.1-gnome-support        1.9.1.7+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1          Support for GNOME in xulrunner-1.9.1 applica
 1.9.1 and 1.9 live together.
 # exit
 $ export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1
 $ ./eclipse

 #/bin/sh
 export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1
 ./eclipse -vmargs -Dorg.eclipse.swt.browser.XULRunnerPath=/usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9.1.8/xulrunner

Installing plugins

• EMF (Eclipse Modeling Framework)
• GEF (Graphical Editing Framework)
• XSD (XML Schema Infoset Model)
• SDO (EMF Service Data Objects)
• JDT (Eclipse Java development tools)

1. From the Eclipse menu, choose Help> Software Update.
2. This software update and add-in window will be displayed, so select the Available Software tab.
   
3. Select Genymede Update Site and select the plug-in.
   
   
4. Click [Installation]
   
5. The plugins will be downloaded and installed automatically.

Terminate Eclipse once after installation.