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@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Then I will freeze this project and start again with the calc language, grafting
In the meantime, in case it's of use to me later or to anyone else, I will document here in this readme the full set of steps I go through in order to get the helloworld program into the goal state. In the meantime, in case it's of use to me later or to anyone else, I will document here in this readme the full set of steps I go through in order to get the helloworld program into the goal state.
1. In my previously existing working installation of Eclipse IDE for Java (2020-09, i.e. v. 4.17, for completeness sake), I went to Help > Install new software, clicked on the button to add a new site, put in the site name of Spoofax and got the the URL for the site from http://www.metaborg.org/en/latest/source/release/stable.html#update-site - it's the very long url labeled as "Eclipse update site:" that spans several lines. 1. In my previously existing working installation of Eclipse IDE for Java (2020-09, i.e. v. 4.17, for completeness sake), I went to Help > Install new software, clicked on the button to add a new site, put in the site name of Spoofax and got the the URL for the site from http://www.metaborg.org/en/latest/source/release/stable.html#update-site - it's the very long url labeled as "Eclipse update site:" that spans several lines. NOTE: The latest release as of this writing, Spoofax 2.5.13, produced the "lifecycle" error in item 5 below. However, the "development snapshot" available using the update site http://buildfarm.metaborg.org/job/metaborg/job/spoofax-releng/job/master/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/dist/spoofax/eclipse/site/ did not generate the error, so I recommend using a Spoofax _newer_ than release 2.5.13.
1. Then I checked the box next to "Spoofax Eclipse" and then followed the prompts (I think I had to click on "Next>" or maybe "Finished"). Eventually Eclipse asked me if I wanted it to restart, which I agreed to. 1. Then I checked the box next to "Spoofax Eclipse" and then followed the prompts (I think I had to click on "Next>" or maybe "Finished"). Eventually Eclipse asked me if I wanted it to restart, which I agreed to.
1. And indeed, once it restarted, the "Spoofax" and "Spoofax (meta)" menus showed up. 1. And indeed, once it restarted, the "Spoofax" and "Spoofax (meta)" menus showed up.
1. At this point I followed the tutorial linked at the top of this readme... 1. At this point I followed the tutorial linked at the top of this readme...