Installation

1. Extract the distribution package.
2. Find ORBStudio_7.7.X.jar in the plugins directory in the extracted directory.
3. Shutdown Eclipse.
4. Put it into your Eclipse plugin directory.
5. Re-boot Eclipse.

The plugin jar file in this package was compiled with Java5. It means you don't make use of ORBStudio 7.7.X in Eclipse that runs on Java 1.3.X/1.4.X. Please specify Java 5 as JVM when you invoke Eclipse.

Building the plugin

ORB Studio was developed on Windows XP platform. The building of the plugin requires JavaCC[tm] tool kit as well as Eclipse 3.X in advance. JavaCC[tm] is available from https://javacc.dev.java.net/.

1. Import entire source package into Eclipse 3.X.
2. Re-compile IDLParser.jj with JavaCC[tm] if you need it. There is a batch file named "javacc_gen.bat" to generate IDL parsers. However you don't need that in almost case. Bacause source codes generated by JavaCC 4.0 are already involved in the source tree.
3. Choose Java 5 compiler. Some part of the plugin was implemented with Java 5 syntax.

Note: IDLParser.jj supporting OMG 2.X syntax was from the idldepend package wirtten by Luismi Pena. Thanks!