When you visit Eclipse's web page, -you may wonder what Eclipse is: some Java library, an IDE, just and editor? -The answer is: all of the three. -The Eclipse Platform (as -this white paper states) is designed for building integrated development -environments (IDEs) that can be used to create applications as diverse as web -sites, embedded Java programs, C++ programs, and Enterprise JavaBeans. -What does it mean? That apart from initially having just an editor with -a few shortcuts for doing several common programming tasks easier, you can -extend the IDE to any language creating plug-ins that can run on any OS -that Eclipse is ported to.
- -With the multi-language nature of Mono, this seems to be a very -important project for future development of applications in this -framework. But even now it can be a very helpful IDE for developing -C# applications. There is already a basic C# plug-in for Eclipse, -that although lacking some interesting features, implements -auto indenting and syntax highlighting for this language. -Another extra point is that Eclipse can use the Gtk2 toolkit -on GNU/Linux. This is great for Gnome users, as it adapts better -to the environment.
- -First things first. You must get Eclipse from the -download section. -Choose any release you want to download and you'll be presented -with different packages of the Eclipse platform. Unless you are planning -to work in a plug-in for Eclipse, downloading the Platform Runtime Binary -for your OS will suffice (and will save you lots of bandwith). -Also remember that you will need a Java runtime environment (JRE), -that you can get following the instructions in the download page, -or from Sun's site.
- -The installation of the Eclipse platform is very quick and simple. -You just have to unzip the downloaded file in a directory, and from -there running the eclipse executable (you must have the JRE path -in your PATH environment variable). -The loading process is rather slow, but not slower than a few other -native applications out there.
- -Next you will want to install -Improve's C# -plug-in. Follow the instructions on the plug-in site.
- -Optionally, if you plan to be working on C/C++ code any time, you can -download the C Development Environment from the -Tools Project. -Just unzipping the plug-in on the Eclipse directory will suffice.
- -You can start a new C# project just by going to "File->New->Project" -and choosing 'Simple' on the dialog presented. Your newly created -project will appear at the Navigator on the left. You can now -start creating the layout of your project. You can do this by -using the context menu on the Navigator or by using the "File->New" menu. -To create a C# file you must use "New->C# File". The file will be filled -with a simple template of a C# program.
- -Let's say you want to import the newly created project to a CVS -repository you have access to. On the context menu -of the Navigator you have the "Team->Share Project" item. By clicking -on it you will get the chance to configure the CVS repository -settings, and then you will be presented with the Synchronize view -to see the files that will be added, and then you can choose which -ones to add to version control and which to ignore.
- -To check out a CVS module follow this procedure. Go to -"Window->Open Perspective->CVS Repository Exploring", then right click on -the "CVS Repositories" window and choose "New->Repository Location" -and fill in the dialog with your login settings. -You can then expand the CVS tree, right-click on a directory and -choose "Check Out As Project".
- -From now on you can experiment with the rest of the features. -You will be surprised at how stable and intuitive this application is.
- --Acknowledge: some things were used from this -post on -www.gnomedesktop.org. -
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