Summary
In this chapter, we covered how to get started with Eclipse plug-in development. From downloading the right Eclipse package to getting started with a wizard-generated plug-in, you should now have the tools to follow through with the remainder of the chapters of this book.
Specifically, we learned these things:
- The Eclipse SDK and the Eclipse IDE for Eclipse Committers have the necessary plug-in development environment to get you started
- The plug-in creation wizard can be used to create a plug-in project, optionally using one of the example templates
- Testing an Eclipse plug-in launches a second copy of Eclipse with the plug-in installed and available for use
- Launching Eclipse in debug mode allows you to update code and stop execution at breakpoints ...
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