PRODUCTS

Curl CDE Installation Notes

This is the installation notes for the Curl Development Tools for Eclipse (CDE) and Curl IDE version 6.0.1005.

The CDE is delivered in a single jar file located in the ide/eclipse-deploy directory of your installation. Use the Eclipse update manager to install the plugin from this directory. See the installation instructions for details.

To install the CDE into Eclipse:

  • Install the Curl IDE/RTE
  • Install Eclipse 3.3.x or 3.4.x We have tested the CDE plugin only with Java 1.6.
  • For Eclipse 3.4, you need to turn on compatibility with 3.3 style plugins. Use the Eclipse 3.4 menu, "Window / Preferences / General / Capabilities" and check the box for "Classic Update". Then you can follow the instructions below to install as Eclipse 3.3

    If you do not see Capabilities in your Preferences, that is because you have installed a version of Eclipse 3.4 other than the "SDK" version. In that case, you can follow the directions given in the Curl Developers Center Discussion.

  • Install the CDE into Eclipse:
    1. Start Eclipse, choose "Help / Software Updates / Find and Install..."
    2. Select "Search for new features" and click Next.
    3. Click New Archived Site and select "cdeUpdateSite-6.0.1005.jar". This file is in your local install of Curl. On Linux, the install tree location is:

      /opt/curl/surge/7/ide/eclipse-deploy/cdeUpdateSite-6.0.1005.jar

      And on Windows, it's in:

      C:\Program Files\Curl Corporation\Surge\7\ide\eclipse-deploy\cdeUpdateSite.jar

    4. You'll get an Edit Local Site dialog. Click OK.
    5. Click Finish
    6. In the Updates dialog, check the box next to cdeUpdateSite.jar and click Next.
    7. Select "I accept the terms" and click Next.
    8. Click Finish
    9. Click Install
    10. You'll see an Install/Update dialog that prompts you to restart the Eclipse. Click Yes to restart Eclipse.

The Curl plugin is now installed!

Choose "Window / Open Perspective / Other..."; select Curl and click OK to open the Curl perspective.