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To use Eclipse you'll need two folders.  
 
To use Eclipse you'll need two folders.  
# A folder where you install Eclipse.  E.g., ~/devel/eclipse_installs/
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# A folder where you install Eclipse.  E.g., <code>~/devel/eclipse_installs/</code>
# A folder that will be the workspace. E.g., ~/devel/eclipse_workspaces/gramps
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# A folder that will be the workspace. E.g., <code>~/devel/eclipse_workspaces/gramps</code>
  
Download an Eclipse package from [https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ Eclipse.org]. Unzip the file into ~/devel/eclipse_installs/ and run the eclipse binary in ~/devel/eclipse_installs/eclipse when asked for a workspace, enter ~/devel/eclipse_workspaces/gramps
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Download an Eclipse package from [https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ Eclipse.org]. Unzip the file into <code>~/devel/eclipse_installs/</code> and run the eclipse binary in <code>~/devel/eclipse_installs/eclipse</code> when asked for a workspace, enter <code>~/devel/eclipse_workspaces/gramps</code>
  
 
== Installing Pydev and Pylint==
 
== Installing Pydev and Pylint==
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Follow the [http://www.pydev.org/manual_101_install.html installation tutorial]
 
Follow the [http://www.pydev.org/manual_101_install.html installation tutorial]
  
On Ubuntu, the python interpreter can be found at /usr/bin/python
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On Ubuntu, the python interpreter can be found at <code>/usr/bin/python</code>
sudo apt-get install pylint
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Go to: window > preferences > pydev > pylint tick use pylint and enter /usr/bin/pylint as the pylint path.
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<code>sudo apt-get install pylint</code>
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Go to: {{man menu|window > preferences > pydev > pylint}} tick {{man label|[ ] Use pylint}} and enter <code>/usr/bin/pylint</code> as the pylint path.
  
 
== Installing EGit ==
 
== Installing EGit ==
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Open the Git perspective and add a repository.  
 
Open the Git perspective and add a repository.  
ssh://<username>@git.code.sf.net/p/gramps/source
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<code>ssh://<username>@git.code.sf.net/p/gramps/source</code>
  
 
Select Checkout project using new project wizard. Select pydev project wizard.
 
Select Checkout project using new project wizard. Select pydev project wizard.

Revision as of 03:19, 15 June 2022

Prerequisites: a JRE (Java Runtime Environment) has to be installed.

To use Eclipse you'll need two folders.

  1. A folder where you install Eclipse. E.g., ~/devel/eclipse_installs/
  2. A folder that will be the workspace. E.g., ~/devel/eclipse_workspaces/gramps

Download an Eclipse package from Eclipse.org. Unzip the file into ~/devel/eclipse_installs/ and run the eclipse binary in ~/devel/eclipse_installs/eclipse when asked for a workspace, enter ~/devel/eclipse_workspaces/gramps

Installing Pydev and Pylint

Get pydev from the pydev download site.

Follow the installation tutorial

On Ubuntu, the python interpreter can be found at /usr/bin/python

sudo apt-get install pylint

Go to: window > preferences > pydev > pylint tick [ ] Use pylint and enter /usr/bin/pylint as the pylint path.

Installing EGit

Follow the download instructions to install the EGit plugin.

Open the Git perspective and add a repository. ssh://<username>@git.code.sf.net/p/gramps/source

Select Checkout project using new project wizard. Select pydev project wizard.

See also