Install PEtALS Eclipse Plug-Ins

PEtALS Eclipse plug-ins have been developed and tested with Eclipse Europa (3.3) and Eclipse Ganymede (3.4).
This page describes how you can install the Eclipse plug-ins for PEtALS in your Eclipse environment.

You can download these plug-ins from the following update site.
http://dist.ebmwebsourcing.com/eclipse/petals/site.xml

Installation with Eclipse Ganymede

Ganymede is the last release of Eclipse (June 2008).
Process as described below to install the PEtALS Eclipse plug-ins in this environment.

Select Help > Software Updates...
Choose Available Software and click Manage Sites.
Now, add the PEtALS update site to the list of sites. Click Add... and copy / paste http://dist.ebmwebsourcing.com/eclipse/petals/site.xml in the dialog.

Register the PEtALS update site

Click OK. Ensure the PEtALS update site is checked and click OK.

Select the PEtALS update site

Then, select the plug-ins you need and click Install....

Select the PEtALS Eclipse plug-ins you need

Eclipse should now resolve the dependencies. Once this is done, it displays the list of selected plug-ins with their descriptions.

The PEtALS Eclipse plug-ins and their description

Click Next, read the User Agreement and click Finish once you agreed with the licenses.
Eclipse should then ask you to restart so that changes can be included.

Installation with Eclipse Europa

Europa is the previous release of Eclipse (June 2007 - May 2008).
Process as described below to install the PEtALS Eclipse plug-ins in this environment.

Select Help > Software Updates > Find and Install...
Select Search for new features to install and click Next.

Install new features

Now, add the PEtALS update site to the list of sites. Click New Remote Site and fill in the name and URL fields with PEtALS Eclipse plug-ins and http://dist.ebmwebsourcing.com/eclipse/petals/site.xml.

Register the PEtALS update site

Click OK. Ensure PEtALS Eclipse plug-ins is checked, as well as Eclipse Discovery Site, and then click Finish.

Select the PEtALS update site

You will be asked to select a mirror for Europa. Choose anyone and click Next.

Select a mirror for the Europa update site

Now, select the plug-ins you need. If an error appears in the top bar, try to click on Select Required. Once you do not have any error, click Next.

Select the PEtALS Eclipse plug-ins you need

Eclipse should now download the plug-ins. Once this is done, it displays the list of selected plug-ins with their descriptions and their licenses.

Read and accept the licenses

Accept the licenses, click Next and then Finish.

End installation

Eventually, Eclipse signals you that the plug-ins are not signed. To go on, click Install All.

Install all the plug-ins

Eclipse should then ask you to restart so that changes can be included.