Check Java and Eclipse Settings

Required Materials

• Java 5.0 or later
• Eclipse 3.4
• Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) 2.4

Verify workbench configuration

1. Ensure Eclipse is running, and that EMF is properly installed.
1. Bring up the Help -> About Eclipse SDK dialog.
2. Click on Feature Details. Click the Feature ID column heading to order the features by that field. Then, check that at least the following EMF features are listed:

• org.eclipse.emf
• org.eclipse.emf.source
• org.eclipse.xsd
• org.eclipse.xsd.source

2. Ensure that the JDK used by Eclipse is valid.
1. Bring up the "Help/About Eclipse Platform" dialog.
2. Click on "Configuration Details" and look for the values of the java.version and java.vendor properties.
3. The following JDKs will work:
• IBM JDK 5.0 or later
• Sun JDK 5.0 or later

You can now go back to the cheat sheet to confirm you've completed the setup step and move on to Exercise 1.