1-4: Building Electric from Source Code 1-4-5: Eclipse Access to the java.net Repository
Install Eclipse.
Install the latest version from www.eclipse.org.
The instructions here presume that you have Helios or later.
Because compiling Electric consumes more than average memory,
edit the file eclipse.ini in the installed area and change the last line from -Xmx512m to -Xmx1024.
Make sure Eclipse is up-to-date by doing: Help / Check for Updates
Add Maven to Eclipse
Do: Help / Install New Software
Work with: http://m2eclipse.sonatype.org/sites/m2e
Add Subclipse to Eclipse
Do: Help / Install New Software
Work with http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.6.x (check all 3)
Add Scala to Eclipse:
Do: Help / Install New Software
Work with http://download.scala-ide.org/update-current-36 (check all 3)
Add Maven Extras to Eclipse:
Do: Help / Install New Software
Work with http://m2eclipse.sonatype.org/sites/m2e-extras
Add Mylyn to Eclipse:
Do: Help / Eclipse Marketplace
Search for Mylyn, click Install
On 64-bit machines, you may have to install the "JavaHL" portion of Slik-Subversion
at www.sliksvn.com
Download Electric:
Do: File / Import
Choose: Maven / Check out Maven Projects from SCM
Repository type is: svn, path is: https://svn.java.net/svn/electric~svn/trunk
Make sure the Scala code is built properly:
Right-click on electric-merge, choose: Configure / Add Scala Nature
Make a launch configuration:
Do: Run / Run configurations
Create a new launch configuration (icon in upper-left)
In the Main tab, set the project to electric-core and the main class to com.sun.electric.Launcher
In the Arguments tab, set the VM arguments to -mx1200m (to request a 1.2GB JVM)
