Using org.lcsim with Eclipse
Instead of NetBeans, you can also use the Eclipse IDE to build org.lcsim and write your applications.
Download Eclipse:
http://eclipse.org/downloads/index.php
You may have to change the source path of the project, otherwise Java may be inclined to look for packages src.org.lcsim.* instead of org.lcsim.*. This can be done by right-clicking on the project and selecting Properties->Java Build Path. The src/ folder should be selected as the only source folder. |
When working with external libraries such as org.lcsim, you have to add those libraries to the build path. This can be done by right-clicking on the project and selecting "Properties->Java Build Path->External Libraries". Select add external jar and choose the Jars from your JAS3 installation path. They are in the subdirectories extensions and libs as well as in $HOME/.JAS3/extensions |
LCSim with Europa
- Checkout GeomConverter and org.lcsim.
- In each project directory, execute this (Unix/Linux) command.
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- Build GeomConverter, first, and then org.lcsim with the
command.
- If it complains about missing lcsim-base, then checkout this project from SLAC CVS and build it, too.
- Get an appropriate Eclipse Europa build. (I am using Eclipse 3.3.1.1 on OSX with Java 1.5.)
- Unpack and install the Eclipse build and open Eclipse by double-clicking on its icon. (In OSX, this is eclipse.app.)
- Go to Help -> Software Updates -> Look for new features to install. Click Next.
- Click New Remote Site.
- Put q4e in the name and use this URL:
http://q4e.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/updatesite/ |
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- Click through the rest of the q4e install (should be pretty brainless).
- Select File -> New -> Java Project.
- Name the project "LCSim".
- Select create project from existing source and select your org.lcsim directory.
- Hit Next a couple times and then Finish.
- I usually use command-line Maven 2 here:
- It might also work to try right-clicking on the LCSim project and selecting Maven 2 -> Execute Goal. In the command box, put eclipse:eclipse and ok.
- Right-click on the LCSim project in the Project Explorer window and click Refresh.
- Select Maven 2 -> Reload Maven and let Eclipse think.
- Now select Maven 2 -> Enable Maven dependency management.
You can build Maven 2 projects from within eclipse by executing the
a goal with maven.test.skip set to true. |
If the last step executes successfully, then all the nasty red errors should go away and command completion should work.