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Installing CFEclipse
- Install Eclipse
- Install CFEclipse
- Install Additional ColdFusion Related Plugins (Optional)
Also see the "Manual" and "Alternative" installation methods below.
You must first have Eclipse installed.
Eclipse is installed by extracting the files from the downloaded ZIP and
running the eclipse.exe
(in windows) or the eclipse.app
(in mac).
For basic needs, the "Classic" install will be fine. If desired, see the comparison chart for the choosing a different version of Eclipse.
Eclipse Update sites
-
stable:
http://cfeclipse.org/update
-
preview:
http://cfeclipse.org/update-preview
Please Note: If you are uncomfortable using alpha/beta level software download the 'stable' version. Preview versions are considered bleeding edge and may be unstable!
The easiest way to install CFEclipse is to use the built-in installation tool:
Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo)
- Select
Help
>Install new software...
menu option. - Type
http://www.cfeclipse.org/update
into theWork with
box and pressAdd...
. - Type
CFEclipse
into theName
field and pressOK
. - Wait while Eclipse says
Pending
in the main part of the dialogue. - Tick
CFEclipse (including CFUnit and Frameworks)
and pressNext
. - Press
Finish
- Wait while Eclipse downloands and installs CFEclipse. You should see a progress indicator in the bottom of the window.
- After installing Eclipse will prompt you to restart Eclipse, which you should do.
Eclipse 3.4 and earlier:
- Select the
Help
>Software Updates...
menu option. - Select the
Available Software
tab section the top of the window. - Click the
Add Site...
Button halfway down the right side of the window. - Enter the CFEclipse update URL:
http://www.cfeclipse.org/update
and press the OK button. - Click the arrow to the left of the
http://www.cfeclipse.org/update
URL in your update list. - For Eclipse 3.4+, select the
CuttingEdge
release for the most stable version. - Click the
Install...
button in the top right corner of the window. - After Eclipse has calculated the dependencies confirm the items to be installed, read the license agreement, and click accept if you agree and click the finish button.
- After Installing Eclipse will prompt you to restart Eclipse.
- ColdFusion 8 Extensions for Eclipse (RDS, Debugger, wizards and more)
- ColdFusion 8 Help Files for Eclipse
It is possible to manually download files and install them within Eclipse.
JAR files are available to download directly from the same update sites listed above:
-
stable:
http://cfeclipse.org/update
-
preview:
http://cfeclipse.org/update-preview
Eclipse/CFEclipse can also be installed by using one of the newer all-in-one tools:
- Yoxos: http://yoxos.com/ondemand/
- Pulse: http://www.poweredbypulse.com/