Eclipse Update Site

Download your NexOpen IDE (NexOpen Tools for Eclipse) from our Eclipse Update Site. Follow the next instructions:

Prerequisites

NexOpen Tools works with Java SE 5.0, Maven 2.0.x (optional, it’s included in the tools) and Eclipse 3.2.x with Callisto Plugins. To get this configuration, follow next steps:

  • Download Java JDK 5.0 from Sun’s site and install it.
  • Download Maven 2 from Apache’s site and install it. This is an optional step, because maven it’s included in the tools. Use maven standalone as an auxiliary tool.
  • Download Eclipse 3.2.x from Eclipse Archived Downloads.
  • Install Callisto Plugins from Help>Software Updates>Find and Install… > Search for new features to install. Check Callisto Discovery Site and follow steps till you complete Callisto installation (WARNING this process could take a lot of time).

Installation of NexOpen Tools

Install NexOpen Plugins for Eclipse from our update site. Follow these steps:

  • Create a new remote site in Help>Software Updates>Find and Install… > Search for new features to install. Add a New Remote Site and write down the next addess: http://www.nexopen.org/update_1.0.x/m2. Check it and follow steps till you install it.
  • Restart Eclipse again (Eclipse will suggest you with this option)
  • Select the NexOpen perspective (Window>Open perspective…>Other) and then select NexOpen JEE
  • Set up your Maven 2 local repository path in Window>Preferences>Maven 2.

Check up our confluence repository for more information!

Optional Plugins

NexOpen strongly recommends using Subversion for code repository. To download this plugin, use the next Eclipse Update Site repositry: http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.2.x/

Source Code

You can find latest source code at sourceforge’s subversion
https://nexopen-ide.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/nexopen-ide

You could also have more information at sourceforge’s Subversion site.