Build RSSOwl

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Contents 1 Building RSSOwl 2 Running Tests 3 Running RSSOwl in Eclipse 4 Running RSSOwl with Eclipse 3.5 or later 4.1 Download Eclipse 3.4.2 and use it as target platform 4.2 Change RSSOwl to run with Eclipse 3.5 or later

Building RSSOwl

• Install the latest version of Eclipse 3.7 (Currently 3.7)
  • If you are using a more recent version of Eclipse than 3.4, read the bottom of this page
• Install your favorite tool for Subversion (for instance Subclipse)
• Download the Team Project Set for RSSOwl
  • Note: this works only for Subclipse, not for Subversive
  • For any other tool, checkout all projects in http://rssowl.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/rssowl/branches/2.1.x
• In Eclipse select File | Import | Team | Team Project Set and point it to the rssowl.psf you just downloaded
• After checkout from Subversion is completed, launch RSSOwl by choosing Run | Open Run Dialog... and select Launch RSSOwl 2.0 from the Eclipse Application node
• If you encounter problems running, ask your questions in #rssowl over at irc.freenode.net

Running Tests

Open Run | Open Run Dialog... and select Launch RSSOwl 2.0 Tests from the JUnit Plug-in Test node

Running RSSOwl in Eclipse

• Follow the same steps as for Building RSSOwl
• Rename plugin.eclipse.xml to plugin.xml in org.rssowl.ui
• Rename plugin.eclipse.properties to plugin.properties in org.rssowl.ui
• Set InternalOwl.IS_ECLIPSE to true in package org.rssowl.ui.internal
• Launch Eclipse together with the RSSOwl bundles

Running RSSOwl with Eclipse 3.5 or later

• the provided launch configs are only functional with Eclipse 3.4.2
• if you use a more recent version of Eclipse, there is two solutions
  • download Eclipse 3.4.2 and use it as target platform
  • change RSSOwl to run with Eclipse 3.5.x or later

Download Eclipse 3.4.2 and use it as target platform

• download Eclipse 3.4.2
• unzip
• in your development Eclipse, open Target Platform in preferences
• click on Add
• start with an empty location and add the folder of Eclipse 3.4.2.
• finish
• Launch RSSOwl from the provided launch configuration

Change RSSOwl to run with Eclipse 3.5 or later

• • open the launch configuration to edit it
  • select the plugins tab
  • uncheck everything from Target Platform
  • Click Add Required Plug-ins
  • Launch