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  • Recommend choosing "Eclipse IDE for Java Developers" package when downloading Eclipse (These were written using Mars aka Eclipse 4.5. You may need to adapt some steps for other version of Eclipse)
  • Install the Maven SCM connector
    • File -> Import -> Maven -> Check out Maven Projects from SCM
    • Click Next.
    • Click the "m2e Marketplace" link (somewhat above the Cancel button)
    • You are now in the m2e Marketplace not the Eclipse Marketplace. 
    • Scroll to and select m2e-subversive
    • Click Next, Next, the radio button for Accept, Finish
    • restart Eclipse when prompted
  • Install the Subversive Connector
    • Again, use  File -> Import -> Maven -> Check out Maven Projects from SCM
    • The Install Connectors window will open.
    • Select one of them and install it: (On Windows 7 Pro, "Native JavaHL 1.8.14 (64 bit" works
      • Click Finish
      • Accept the install by clicking:  Next, Next, the radio button for Accept, Finish.
    • When prompted to restart Eclipse, Click Yes
       
  •  You can set your UMLS userID and password to be passed to all Java programs you launch within Eclipse, using Windows->Preferences->Java->Installed JREs->(highlight the JRE you are using)->Edit->Default VM arguments:
               -Dctakes.umlsuser=YourUmlsUserIdGoesHere  "-Dctakes.umlspw=YourUmlsPasswordGoesHere"
  • Check out cTAKES:  
    • For a third time, Import-> Maven -> Check out Maven Projects from SCM
    • For SCM URL, select svn and in the text field enter:  https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ctakes/trunk
    • Click Finish. Eclipse will download all of the cTAKES sub-projects

      Info

      Due to the way Maven and Eclipse work together you will see two copies of the sub-projects in Eclipse. If you look into your workspace directories there is only one set of underlying files.

       

  • If you don't have Eclipse set to Build Automatically, select all projects, right click, and choose Maven->Update Projects. Click Select All, and click OK to start the maven build.

    • You can view the Progress pane by using the Eclipse menu option  Window->Show View->Progress

    • Performing a maven build includes running jcasgen as needed. 

  • The dictionary for the Fast Dictionary Lookup was downloaded as part of the Maven build.
    If you wish to use the full LVG or the original dictionary lookup:Download the version-matching resources (includes dictionaries and model) from http://sourceforge.net/projects/ctakesresources/files/


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IntelliJ IDEA step by step install instructions

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