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To get quickly started download the package that matches your operating system. Unzip the package and launch Eclipse.
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Following the portability principle of the Bonsai Framework there is not installer. Just unzip and launch Eclipse. |
Package | Operating Systems |
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Win.32bit_Eclipse.x.x-JRE.1.6_18_32-bit-Tomcat.6.0.26_x86_32-bit.zip | Windows XP - Windows 7 |
Win.64bit_Eclipse.x.x-JRE.1.6_18_64-bit-Tomcat.6.0.26_x86_32-bit.zip | Windows 64-bit XP - Windows 7 |
Linux_Eclipse.x.x-JRE.1.6_18_32-bit-Tomcat.6.0.26.zip | Ubuntu 8.x - Current |
Win.64bit_Eclipse.x.x-JRE.1.6_18_64-bit-Tomcat.6.0.26_x86_32-bit | Ubuntu 64-bit 8.x - Current |
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Following the portability principle of the Bonsai Framework there is not installer. Just unzip and launch Eclipse. |
The remainder of this document provides details about how to build/adjust the portable environment yourself. These same instructions shoudl also work for the SpringSource Tool Suite.
Eclipse Setup
Download Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers. Eclipse has no install. It is simply a matter of uncompressing.Uncompress to c
Select Location
The trick is that Eclipse, Tomcat and Java actually do not need to be "installed". They run fine just by being dropped into specific directories. Select a drive and directory your computer where you will be keeping everything. The Bonsai Framework uses,
- Windows = C:\apps\
Wiki Markup Linux or Unix = /home/\[your home directory\]/apps for example, /home/tpham/apps/
Setup Package Java
...Download Oracle's JRE (Java Runtime Environment) and follow the manual Java setup instructions.
Launch Eclipse
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Configure Eclipse Editor on Windows
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