add a plugin

[Erwin Bredford]

hi i am an eclipse newbie .i would like to know how to add a plugin cos i am trying to add the plugin for the spring ide and i have not got a clue .
thanks

[Tim West]

Plugins are packaged either as zip files or exploded directories. To install, copy the directory into the eclipse/plugins directory and restart Eclipse. Most plugins will have a short description of this process, telling you which files/dirs to copy.

Oddly, I just searched through the Eclipse 3.1 doco for instructions on how to install/manage plugins, and there's virtually nothing there! (I excluded any hits in the plugin development guide itself...)


-Tim

[Saurabh Agrawal]

Originally posted by chinedu efoagui:
hi i am an eclipse newbie .i would like to know how to add a plugin cos i am trying to add the plugin for the spring ide and i have not got a clue .
thanks

Hey Chinedu,
To install a plugin in Eclipse, simply download the plugin which can be in 2 formats , either a zip or a tar file.Extract them using winzip or winrar and then simply copy the plugins folders into C:\Eclipse\plugins directory(or wherever ur eclipse is installed).If you have one more folder in extract by the name Features then copy the same in C:\Eclipse\features folder and simply start the eclipse and you are done.

I hope it helps.
Saurabh