How to setup Eclipse/RAP

Eclipse and Target Platform setup

• Download Eclipse 4.2 SR2 from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-java-developers/junosr2
• Unpack and run
• Help -> Install New Software -> add new source "RAP 2.1 Tooling" - http://download.eclipse.org/rt/rap/tools/2.1
• Install "Remote Application Platform (RAP)" from that source
• Create directory somewhere on file system (I'll use /home/zev/RAP)
• Copy com.ibm.icu_4.4.2.v20110823.jar from Eclipse runtime to /home/zev/RAP
• Go to Window -> Preferences -> Plugin-in Development -> Target Platform, click "Add", initialize target definition with "Nothing"
• Change name to something like 'RAP 2.1"
• (still in target content editor) Add software site http://download.eclipse.org/releases/juno, uncheck "Include Required Software" and install "EMF - Eclipse Modeling Framework SDK" (from Modeling)
• Add software site http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo, uncheck "Include Required Software" and install "BIRT Framework" (from Business Intelligence, Reporting and Charting)
• Add software site http://download.eclipse.org/rt/rap/2.1, uncheck "Include Required Software" and install everything
• Add software site http://download.eclipse.org/rt/rap/incubator/nightly, uncheck "Include Required Software" and install "RAP ClientScripting" and "RAP GEF Port".
• Add software site http://download.eclipse.org/rt/rap/incubator/2.1/fileupload, uncheck "Include Required Software" and install "RAP File Upload Support (Incubation)".
• Add software site http://download.eclipse.org/technology/babel/update-site/R0.11.0/indigo, uncheck "Include Required Software" and install "Babel Language Pack for eclipse" and "Babel Language Pack for rt.rap" (Chinese Simplified, Czech, German, Russian, Spanish).
• Add directory /home/zev/RAP

Is should be like this:

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• Install Apache maven from http://maven.apache.org/download.html

• In trunk/src/java, run package.sh (or package.cmd on Windows)

• Import existing projects from trunk/webui/webapp into workspace, it should build fine.

Run Configuration

• Create new Run Configuration (of type "RAP Application")
• Enter "/nxmc" as servlet path
• Switch to "Bundles" tab, click on "Deselect All"
• Add working set -> add your workspace with all WebUI projects
• Filter for "http.jetty" and select "org.eclipse.equinox.http.jetty"
• Filter for "console" and select "org.eclipse.equinox.console"
• Filter for "felix*shell" and select orf.apache.felix.gogo.shell
• Clear filter field and click "Add Required Bundles"
• Uncheck "com.ibm.icu.base" - only "com.ibm.icu" must be selected
• Click on Validate
• Apply and Run

If browser complains about too many redirects (seen that on Mac) - just refresh page.

WAR export

• From http://download.eclipsesource.com/~hstaudacher/warproducts/3.7/ software site install "WAR Products (Incubator)"
• Open "nxmc.warproduct" and click on "Export"

Possible fixes if Eclipse acting weird

• Refresh sources
• Clean and rebuild all
• Repeat refresh / clean once more
• Refresh platform (Preferences -> Target Platform -> (select it) -> Reload
• Go to "Edit platform", select each Update site's URL and click on "Update"