You can install Workshop in two ways: You can (1) add it to an existing Eclipse installation or (2) use the Eclipse installation bundled with the installer.
To add Workshop to an existing Eclipse installation, follow these instructions:
In the installer dialog, on the Chose Installer Type screen, select Custom.
On the Install Eclipse Location Options, select Use Existing Eclipse and browse to an existing Eclipse home directory.
Requirements for the Existing Eclipse Installation
The existing Eclipse installation must meet the following requirements:
- Eclipse 3.3.2
- WTP 2.0.3
Launching Workshop When Installed as a Plugin
If Workshop is added to an existing Eclipse installation, you may choose to launch using the existing eclipse launcher (eclipse.exe) instead of the custom launcher provided with the Workshop installation. If you choose to launch Workshop using your existing eclipse launcher, the required and optional additions to eclipse.ini are shown below:
Required
-vm (a Java 6 VM is required)
-vmargs
-Xms384m (or greater)
-Xmx768m (or greater)
-Xss256k
-XX:MaxPermSize=256m
-XX:PermSize=192m
-XX:NewRatio=3m
-Dsun.lang.ClassLoader.allowArraySyntax=true
-Dnitrox.boot.jar=file:WORKSHOP_HOME/nitrox-boot.jar
Optional
-Dweblogic.home (for pointing at the default WlS runtime)
-Dosgi.instance.area.default (default workspace)
For a complete list of parameters see Eclipse Runtime Options.
Examples
Example workshop.ini
The workshop.ini file is located at WORKSHOP_HOME/workshop.ini
Here is an example file:
-vm C:/bea/jdk160_05/jre/bin/javaw.exe -startup C:/bea/tools/eclipse_pkgs/2.0/eclipse_3.3.2/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_<version>.jar --launcher.library C:/bea/tools/eclipse_pkgs/2.0/eclipse_3.3.2/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_<version> -vmargs -ea -da:org.apache.xbeans... -da:weblogic.wsee.codec.soap11... -Xms384m -Xmx768m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m -XX:PermSize=192m -XX:NewRatio=3 -Xss256k -DprodMode=production -Dweblogic.deployer.debug=all -Dweblogic.debug.DebugConnection=true -Dweblogic.debug.DebugMessaging=true -Dweblogic.debug.DebugDeployment=true -Dweblogic.home=C:/bea/wlserver_10.3 -Dsun.lang.ClassLoader.allowArraySyntax=true -Dnitrox.boot.jar=file:C:/bea/workshop_10.3/nitrox-boot.jar -Dosgi.install.area=C:/bea/tools/eclipse_pkgs/2.0/eclipse_3.3.2/eclipse -Dosgi.instance.area.default=C:/bea/user_projects/workspaces/default -Dosgi.configuration.area=C:/bea/workshop_10.3/workshop4WP/eclipse/configuration -Declipse.product=com.bea.workshop.product.workshop -Dosgi.splashPath=file:C:/bea/workshop_10.3/workshop4WP/eclipse/plugins/com.bea.workshop.product Note: The --launcher.library and -startup arguments are only required if your eclipse launcher is located outside your eclipse installation.