Difference between revisions of "How To Start the Project"

Revision as of 02:10, 29 March 2007

Download the JAR file: cmsc420util.jar
Download all given input and output files:
- Part 1 files
Read the spec (several times if necessary)
Start a new project in Eclipse
Add the external JAR file in Eclipse: Right-click on your new project->Properties->Java Build Path->Libraries tab->Add External JAR. To add the source and javadoc, click the plus sign and attach them.
Download the project starter files from the submit server.
Add the project starter files: Right click your project, choose Import, then Archive File, browse to the starter archive, select everyting (OK, maybe not the META-INF directory), Finish.
Download XmlCompare plugin for Eclipse.
1. In Eclipse, Help->Software Updates->Find and Install
2. Search for new features to install
3. Check Eclipse Project Updates, Finish
4. Under Eclipse Project Updates, find the version you are running (Help|About), check Eclipse SDK Examples
5. Next, accept, Next, Finish, (wait), Install All
6. Restart Eclipse
- (Note: this installs lots of unwanted crud, and ate my line:col statusbar display; to fix it, exit Eclipse, go into $HOME/.eclipse/org.eclipse.sdk.ide/updates/eclipse/plugins and delete everything you didn't ask for)
- To use: select two .xml files in the Navigator, right click, compare with->each other

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 ## Next, accept, Next, Finish, (wait), Install All
 ## Restart Eclipse
-## (Note: this installs lots of unwanted crud; update with how to get rid of it)
+#* (Note: this installs lots of unwanted crud, and ate my line:col statusbar display; to fix it, exit Eclipse, go into $HOME/.eclipse/org.eclipse.sdk.ide/updates/eclipse/plugins and delete everything you didn't ask for)
-## To use: select two .xml files in the Navigator, right click, compare with->each other
+#* To use: select two .xml files in the Navigator, right click, compare with->each other