Installing WebObjects, Eclipse, and the WOLips Plug-in
The WOLips plug-in for the Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE) is the recommended environment for WebObjects development. This chapter will guide you through the process of installing Eclipse and the plug-in.
In this section:
Installing WebObjects
Installing Eclipse
Installing the WOLips Plug-in
Installing WebObjects
You must have the Apple developer tools installed in order to install WebObjects. Both WebObjects and the Apple developer tools are available from the Downloads page linked from the Apple Developer Connection homepage (http://connect.apple.com). If you already have WebObjects installed, ensure that you are using the latest update of WebObjects and read any release notes regarding the update. You do not need to download separate WebObjects updates if you are running Mac OS X Server, because WebObjects updates are included in operating system updates downloaded with Software Update. Apple developer tools updates are not included in Mac OS X Server updates, however, so you should still ensure that you have the latest version of the Apple developer tools.
Installing Eclipse
Important: The WOLips plug-in is designed to work in Eclipse version 3.3.2, Europa. If you already have Eclipse installed but it is a different version, you must install Europa and use it instead of your other version for the plug-in to function correctly.
Eclipse v3.3.2 is available for download from the Eclipse Foundation website at http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/release/europa/winter. Download and install the Mac OS X package of the Eclipse IDE for Java Developers.
Installing the WOLips Plug-in
The simplest way to download the WOLips plug-in is from within Eclipse.
Open Eclipse.
Choose Help > Software Updates > Find and Install.
Select “Search for new features to install” and click Next.
Add the WOLips site to the list of sites to search.
Click the New Remote Site button.
In the dialog, enter
WOLipsin the name field andhttp://webobjects.mdimension.com/wolips/stablein the URL field.Click OK.
Select the WOLips site that appears in the site list and click Finish.
Expand the WOLips item that appears in the Search Results dialog. Select Standard Install and click Next.
Read and accept the terms in the license agreements and click Next.
Click Finish. The plug-in will download. A Feature Verification dialog appears, noting that the plug-in is not digitally signed. Click Install All.
Click Yes to restart Eclipse. The plug-in is installed and ready to use.
Note: Installing the WOLips plug-in from Eclipse always installs the latest stable version of the plug-in. This tutorial was written using WOLips plug-in version 3.3.5578, and parts of it may be inconsistent with later versions. You can download a specific version of the WOLips plug-in from http://webobjects.mdimension.com/wolips/releases/.
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