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## Press Add -> New -> Package | ## Press Add -> New -> Package | ||
##: [[Image:release5.png]] | ##: [[Image:release5.png]] | ||
+ | ## Name it whatever you like. We like to use the same name for the first folder in the directory structure. In this case ''myplugin4optflux'' | ||
+ | ##: [[Image:release6.png]] | ||
+ | # Create the '''mandatory plugin.xml''' file: | ||
+ | # Right-click the plug-in source folder (''plugins_src/myplugin4optflux'') and: | ||
+ | ## Press Add -> New -> File | ||
+ | ##:[[Image:release7.png]] | ||
+ | ## Name it plugin.xml |
Revision as of 22:58, 2 December 2010
Contents
Creating a new project for your plug-in
- Begin by Running Eclipse
- Having downloaded the release from the website, let's begin creating a New Java Project
- Give a name to your project and:
- select the Create project from existing source;
- select the path to the directory where you extracted the OptFlux release.
- press next;
- Press the Create new source folder link
- Add a name your plug_in, preferably under plugins_src folder
- Switch to the Libraries tab
- Press the Add JARs... button
- Add any jar library under the lib[your_architecture] folder. In the example we are adding some extra libraries for MacOS X (darwin64)
- Your Eclipse workspace should look something like:
Configuring the structure of your plug-in directory
- Right-click the plug-in source folder (plugins_src/myplugin4optflux) and:
- Create the mandatory plugin.xml file:
- Right-click the plug-in source folder (plugins_src/myplugin4optflux) and: