Setting up Eclipse for Ruby

Steps to installation and configuration of Eclipse to efficiently excute WATIR.

1. Install Ruby
2. Install Watir
3. Download Eclipse c:\apps
4. Note: You will need appropriate JVM to run Eclipse so download c:\apps\j2sdk1.4.2_06, then create an Eclipse shortcut on your desktop, right click and edit properties of the short cut, setting the target to C:\Apps\eclipse\eclipse.exe -vm C:\Apps\j2sdk1.4.2_08\jre\bin\javaw.exe -vmargs -Xmx512m -Xms512m
5. add Ruby plugin to Eclipse > start Eclipse > click Help > Software Updates > Find and Install > Search for new features radio button > next > new remote Site > Name = Ruby and URL = http://update.aptana.com/update/rdt/3.2/
6. Optional: add Subclipse plugin > click Help > Software Updates > Find and Install > Search for new features radio button > next > new remote Site > Name = Subclipse and URL = http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.0.x
7. Top right of Eclipse click on open perspective link and select the Ruby perspective
configure the Watir project: file > new > project >Ruby > ruby Project > name the project WATIR > uncheck default location > browse to c:\apps\ruby\lib\ruby\gems\1.8\gems\watir-1.4.1
8. Set Ruby interpreter: window > preferences > Ruby > Installed interpreters > browse and set to c:\apps\ruby\bin\ruby.exe

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  1. Feb 18, 2009

    Robert Papesch says:

    Alternative for step (5) is the new Eclipse DLTK (dynamic languages toolkit). As...

    Alternative for step (5) is the new Eclipse DLTK (dynamic languages toolkit). As above, add new remote Site > Name = "DLTK" and URL = http://download.eclipse.org/technology/dltk/updates/ .   After adding the site, select the Ruby plugin to install. Don't worry about Python or Tcl .. (unless you want to).

    [Optional: Manual download is available here: http://download.eclipse.org/technology/dltk/downloads/drops/R1.0/S-1.0M5-200902060933/ -- get the Core framework Runtime + Ruby IDE Runtime].

    Alternative for step (8) is rubyw.exe -- same directory as ruby.exe but this version doesn't show a DOS window when you execute your script. The Eclipse console is all that's needed anyway.