Updating Eclipse and Java for CSSE220

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology –
Computer Science & Software Engineering

Instructions

  1. Download the installer for Java 1.7u40 for 64-bit Windows (latest as of October, 2013) locally here:jdk-7u40-windows-x64.exe . If you are running anything else, you can download it from Oracle.
  2. Run the installer.
  3. Unzip this documentation: jdk-7u4-apidocs.zip and place the docs folder in C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_40\.
  4. Delete your current Eclipse folder, which is probably in C:\Program Files. Note: this won't delete any of the code you have written using Eclipse. (You can rename the folder if you don't believe me.)
  5. Download Eclipse Kepler for Java developers for 64-bit Windows (latest as of September, 2013) locally here: eclipse-standard-kepler-R-win32-x86_64.zip. If you need any other version, you can get it from the Eclipse site.
  6. Unzip the Eclipse folder into your Program Files folder and create shortcuts wherever you like (desktop, Start menu, taskbar).
  7. Open Eclipse. When asked to select a workspace, navigate to C:\EclipseWorkspaces\csse220, creating the folder if needed.
  8. Choose Help > Install New Software ... . In the Install window, where it says Work with, type http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.8.x and click Add. Click both Subclipse and SVNKit and follow the instructions.
  9. (optional) To verify that you can create a Java program, choose Window > Open Perspective > Other > Java. Then choose File > New > Java Project, call it Test, and click Finish. Then right-click on src and choose New > Class. Name it Test also, check the box to create a main method, and click Finish. Test.java should open in an editor. Inside the main method, type sysout and control-space, and it will type System.out.println() for you. Type "Hello" as an argument to println, and run the program. The word "Hello" should appear in the console.