How-To: Eclipse Ganymede 3.4.1 with SVN and GWT support

After long-way troubled support of Subversion in Eclipse Ganymede (still no built-in support…), this how-to attempts to install the Subversive plug-in on SR1 (3.4.1) release. Support for GWT is also added with the Cypal Studio for GWT. Tested on Ubuntu 8.04.1 with the versions referred.

  • Download Ganymede 3.4.1 for Java EE from here. The file for Linux x86 is eclipse-jee-ganymede-SR1-linux-gtk.tar.gz.
  • Extract Eclipse and use clean workspace and .eclipse folders.
  • Use the steps written in this guide to install Subversive 0.7.5 with SVNKit 2.0.5 connectors for both SVN 1.4/1.5.
  • Download Cypal Studio for GWT 1.0 plugin from here. The file name is cypal.studio.for.gwt-1.0.zip.
  • Read this thread on how to install Cypal Studio.
  • Read the docs on how to configure Cypal Studio.

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