OpenMake Meister

Setting Up the OpenMake Eclipse Target Generation Plug-in

 

Within Eclipse, there is some additional customization necessary to access Plug-in features from the top-level menu.  These features are not required to be activated for the Plug-in to run but will make access to build functions more convenient.

 

While context-sensitive popup menu options will be immediately available, Plug-in specific menu-bar items will need to be activated through Perspective Customization.  After launching Eclipse perform the following actions:

 

 

Table PB-9 Activating Plug-In Menus within Eclipse

Step

Action

1

Go to 

     Eclipse Window > Customize Perspective…

2

In the Customize Perspective dialog, select the Shortcuts tab, select "New" from the submenus dropdown. Check the box next to "Openmake"

3

In the Customize Perspective dialog, select the Shortcuts tab, select "Show View". Check the box next to “Openmake”:

4

In the Customize Perspective dialog, select the Commands tab. Check the box next to "Action Set”

5

Click OK

 

 

A menu will now be visible with shortcuts to commonly used functions. Additionally, Plug-in related options are available from context sensitive menus when you right click on Projects within Eclipse. This process should be repeated in all Perspectives where the Plug-In will be used.  Typically, this will be in Java and J2EE.

 

The build Console will display log information when a build is performed through the Eclipse IDE.  Inside Eclipse, perform the following actions to configure the build Console:

 

 

Table PB-10 Accessing Plug-In Views in Eclipse

Step

Action

1

Go to 

Window > Show View > Other

2

Expand the section and choose Openmake Console and Openmake Logging Console.

3

Click OK