Author: dan.j.allen Date: 2010-09-06 11:26:03 -0400 (Mon, 06 Sep 2010) New Revision: 7013 Modified: archetypes/javaee6-webapp/trunk/readme.txt Log: more detailed instructions for installing m2eclipse Modified: archetypes/javaee6-webapp/trunk/readme.txt =================================================================== --- archetypes/javaee6-webapp/trunk/readme.txt 2010-09-06 15:25:41 UTC (rev 7012) +++ archetypes/javaee6-webapp/trunk/readme.txt 2010-09-06 15:26:03 UTC (rev 7013) @@ -175,12 +175,28 @@ IntelliJ IDEA 9, then all you have to do is open the project as an existing project. Both of these IDEs recognize Maven 2 projects natively. - To import the project into Eclipse, you need the m2eclipse. To install this - plugin, add the m2eclipse update site http://m2eclipse.sonatype.org/update/ to - Eclipse (or use the Help > Eclipse Marketplace. . .) and then install the - m2eclipse plugin and required dependencies. Once that's installed, you'll be - ready to import the project into Eclipse. + To import the project into Eclipse, you need the m2eclipse plugins installed. + Installation instructions are provided on the m2eclipse project site: + - http://m2eclipse.sonatype.org/installing-m2eclipse.html + + Here's the quick guide: + + - Select Help > Install New Software... + - Click the Add... button + - Add the repository URL http://m2eclipse.sonatype.org/update + - Select and install the Maven Integration for Eclipse + - Restart as suggested + - Repeat the first two steps + - Add the repository URL http://m2eclipse.sonatype.org/sites/m2e-extras + - Select and install the Maven Integration for WTP (Optional) + - Restart as suggested + + Once the m2eclipse plugins are installed, you'll be ready to import the + project into Eclipse and run the project on a Java EE server. We also + recommend that you install the JBoss Tools plugins if you plan to deploy + to JBoss AS - http://jboss.org/tools + NOTE: If you are using Eclipse as your IDE, we we strongly recommend that you use Eclipse 3.6 (Helios) - http://www.eclipse.org/helios