[Jscheme-user] [ANN] JScheme Eclipse Plug-in 0.1.5 is free

[Michael R H. <bu...@zc...>]

The JScheme plug-in is finally in a state where I think it might
actually be of some value to some people, so I'm sending the word out...

For those not familiar with Eclipse, it's an integration platform for
development tools which comes with a fairly complete set of java
development components. http://eclipse.org


The JScheme plugin (currently) does two things: it colorizes
(imperfectly) JScheme files that end with '.scm', and it allows the user
to run JScheme files just like java code. (for those familiar with
Eclipse, you click the 'running man' icon then select Run As/JScheme
Application). If the jscheme file is in a Java project, it will gain the
classpath of that project automatically and configurably.
http://zclipse.org/projects/jscheme (sourceforge's web servers have been
spotty for the past, so expect timeouts when connecting to zclipse.org)

There are some screenshots at
http://zclipse.org/projects/jscheme/screenshots.html
 


If I've enticed you to try it out, here's how to get it going:
0) Get Eclipse from http://eclipse.org (version 2.1.1 is the best bet)
1) Run Eclipse (it should 'just work' if you have a java 1.3 runtime
setup)
2) Select Help/Software Updates from the menubar
3) in the lower left, a 'Feature Updates' view should appear,    
 right/command click on 'Sites to Visit' and select 'New/Site Bookmark'
4) In the popup, enter 
	Name: ZClipse.org
	URL: http://zclipse.org/updates/
and click finish
5) ZClipse.org should show up in the 'Feature Updates' view. Expand its
subtree (if it times out, just retry)
6) Expand the 'JScheme Plugin 0.1.5' subtree under ZClipse.org, and
select 'JScheme Eclipse Plug-in 0.1.5'
7) Once the 'preview' pane populates with the info on the JScheme
Eclipse Plug-in, scroll to the bottom and click 'Install Now'
8) Then just follow the dialogs, and allow the unsigned application to
install


Wow. That seems pretty complicated, but when you're doing it, it's
actually pretty easy. As an added benefit of doing it this way, you will
now get the updates 'for free', just by selecting 'help/software
updates/new updates' from the menubar.


There's also a manual install option for those that prefer to unzip
their plugins to the plugins directory. Just get the zip linked off of
http://sourceforge.net/projects/zclipse

mike

-- 
Michael R Head <bu...@zc...>
ZClipse -- OpenSource Eclipse plugins