Eclipse rcp--installing the Eclipse RCP Delta pack in 7 steps < turn > Perfect

I ' ve decided to write the little step-by-step illustrated guide to help out some fellows who were always have trouble o n Exporting Eclipse products for multiple platforms. This was a little different from the steps to find here and here.

What's the Delta Pack?

It s a zipped Eclipse package with all the needed plugins to export your RCP product to many platforms (Windows, Linux, Ma c, and so on) without have to does that on a platform ' s native Eclipse installation. The archive contains all the platform specific fragments from the Eclipse SDK.

Situation

You have either

• A. Product of an already existing project (I'll use Sketch product to Shapes application as the example here)
• You have your. Product with your native installation dependencies and want to export to multiple platforms

First, check your version

First of all, check your Eclipse version, the delta pack you'll download must has the exact same version, which means ( YES) you'll need to download another Delta pack in case you update your Eclipse. But fortunately the steps is really easy to follow.

In my case, the version is Galileo 3.5.2 and the build are m20100211-1343, so look for the Delta pack. Googling "Delta pack <build name>" should give you the link, the file was usually like eclipse-m20100211– 1343– Delta– pack. zip

Unpack it into any folder. I usually place inside my own eclipse directory, inside a folder called Delta.

NOTE: Domestic Delta pack Download path: http://archive.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/

Select a relative version to

Adding the delta pack to your Running Platform

1) Go to Window, Preferences, plug-in development, Target Platform and Edit your current< c2> Running Platform.

2) Click Add :

3) Select installation

4) Browse for the folder where you extracted the Delta Pack (mine is inside my Eclipse folder, inside a folder called Delt A.

5) It'll show all the packages for all platforms. See the SWT for Win32, Linux and everything. Click Finish and it'll reload your platform (it might take a while).

6) If you open up your. Product definition, and click Add Required Plugins, you shall see all the Plugins.

7) If you go on the Overview tab of your product, click Export Product Export Wizard, and there it is, Export to multiple platforms.

Now you are able to generate your RCP product for any platform Eclipse is built for. enjoy!

Eclipse rcp--installing the Eclipse RCP Delta pack in 7 steps < turn > Perfect