Eclipse and WTP downloaded separately

Alternatively you You can download Eclipse and WTP separately and install the prerequisites using the following steps:

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Launch Eclipse by running <eclipse_home>/eclipse. Make sure that the JDK in the PATH is Sun JDK 5.0.

Using Ant script from GEP build

You can use the ant script (used to build the GEP) that will download and extract all the prerequisites except the Sun JDK 5.0 using the steps below:

Download the ant script from http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/geronimo/devtools/eclipse-plugin/trunk/eclipse/build.xml (Note: Change this URL to the one from tag instead of trunk once GEP 2.1 is released) and save to a temporary directory (refer to it as <temp_dir>).
Open a command window and change directory to <temp_dir>
Depending on your platform, invoke one of the commands given below:
Code Block
ant win32 ant linux ant macos
This will download and extract all the prerequisites to <temp_dir>/eclipse. In this case your <eclipse_home> will be <temp_dir>/eclipse/eclipse.

Launch Eclipse by running <eclipse_home>/eclipse

Note
Once the ant script finishes, you can delete the contents of <temp_dir>/${LOCAL_M2_REPO}. You may also move the directory <temp_dir>/eclipse/eclipse to any directory of your choice. Otherwise your launch script for eclipse will be <temp_dir>/eclipse/eclipse/eclipse !!

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