install VE 1.4 for eclipse 3.4 or 4.5

from:http://wiki.eclipse.org/VE/Update

 

 

This document details how to install VE into Eclipse using the Install Manager available in Eclipse 3.4+.

Install VE 1.4 into Eclipse 3.5 / Galileo

• Download and install one of the following standard Eclipse 3.5 Galileo distributions for Java development:

- With "Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers", you should NOT check the Java EMF Model Utilities (org.eclipse.jem.util) plugins since there are already installed.

- "Eclipse IDE for Java Developers"

- "Eclipse for RCP/Plug-in Developers"

- "Eclipse IDE for Java and Report Developers"

VE 1.4 requires EMF 2.4, which requires JDK 5.0 or later.

 

Online Install

• Start eclipse, then start the Install Manager.

Help > Install New Software... In the "Work with:" field, paste http://download.eclipse.org/tools/ve/updates/1.4/, and hit enter When the site loads, select the feature(s) you want to install, then hit Next

Offline Install

• Download the latest Update site zip from one of these locations:

• http://www.eclipse.org/vep/downloads/ (best option, includes mirrors & most information)
• http://download.eclipse.org/tools/ve/downloads/drops/1.4.0/ (second best option, no mirrors)
• https://build.eclipse.org/hudson/view/Athena%20CBI/job/cbi-ve-1.4-nightly-Ganymede/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/build/**/ (slowest option, no mirrors)

• Start eclipse, then start the Install Manager.

Help > Install New Software... > Add... > Archive... Browse for the zip you downloaded. When the site loads, select the feature(s) you want to install, then hit Next

After restarting Eclipse, launch Help > About Eclipse > Installation Details. You should find the VE feature(s) you installed are present.

 

Install VE 1.4 into Eclipse 3.4 / Ganymede

• Download and install one of the following standard Eclipse 3.4.2 Ganymede distributions for Java development:

- "Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers"

- "Eclipse IDE for Java Developers"

- "Eclipse for RCP/Plug-in Developers"

- "Eclipse IDE for Java and Report Developers"

• VE 1.4 requires EMF 2.4, which requires JDK 5.0 or later.

• Start eclipse, then start the Install Manager.

Help > Software Updates... > Available Software Add Site... > add the VE 1.4 Update site: http://download.eclipse.org/tools/ve/updates/1.4 Expand the VE site, select "Visual Editor" or "Visual Editor SDK" (if you want sources), and hit "Install..." After restarting Eclipse, launch Help > About Eclipse > Plug-in Details. You should find the following VE plugins