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In Eclipse, go to ''File > Import...'' and select ''General > Existing Projects into Workspace''. Enter the path printed by <code>mach build-backend</code>. You should see many projects, including one named ''Fennec''. We want that one, and all its dependencies; at the moment, that means | In Eclipse, go to ''File > Import...'' and select ''General > Existing Projects into Workspace''. Enter the path printed by <code>mach build-backend</code>. You should see many projects, including one named ''Fennec''. We want that one, and all its dependencies; at the moment, that means | ||
* Fennec | * ''Fennec'' | ||
* FennecOmnijar | * ''FennecOmnijar'' | ||
* FennecResources | * ''FennecResources'' | ||
* FennecResourcesBranding | * ''FennecResourcesBranding'' | ||
* FennecResourcesGenerated | * ''FennecResourcesGenerated'' | ||
== Test your Eclipse configuration == | == Test your Eclipse configuration == | ||
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Your first step is to go to ''Eclipse > Preferences... > Android > Build'' and set the ''Build output'' setting to ''Normal''. That will show logging from the custom plugin and from the Eclipse Android integration that can help. | Your first step is to go to ''Eclipse > Preferences... > Android > Build'' and set the ''Build output'' setting to ''Normal''. That will show logging from the custom plugin and from the Eclipse Android integration that can help. | ||
Your second step is to try refreshing all projects (Right click > ''Refresh'') and then doing a clean build (''Project > Clean build ...''). | Your second step is to try refreshing all projects (Right click projects > ''Refresh'') and then doing a clean build (''Project > Clean build ...''). | ||
* I clobbered and now my Eclipse projects are gone! | * I clobbered and now my Eclipse projects are gone! | ||
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mach build-backend -b=AndroidEclipse | mach build-backend -b=AndroidEclipse | ||
= Additional resources = | = Additional resources = | ||
There is a [http://www.ncalexander.net/blog/2014/06/24/better-fennec-builds-with-an-eclipse-plugin/ | There is a [http://www.ncalexander.net/blog/2014/06/24/better-fennec-builds-with-an-eclipse-plugin/ getting started screencast]. There is also a [http://www.ncalexander.net/blog/2014/03/24/eclipse-mini-tutorials/ series of video mini-tutorials]. | ||
There's a blog post discussing [http://www.ncalexander.net/blog/2014/07/08/how-the-android-eclipse-integration-works/ technical details of how the Eclipse build integration works]. | There's a blog post discussing [http://www.ncalexander.net/blog/2014/07/08/how-the-android-eclipse-integration-works/ technical details of how the Eclipse build integration works]. | ||
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ckitching wrote a detailed, but now out-dated, [http://perplexedturnip.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/bludgeoning-intellij-idea-into-being-useful-for-mobile-firefox-development/ blog post explaining how to develop Fennec IntelliJ]. ckitching is working on supporting building with IntelliJ in the tree. | ckitching wrote a detailed, but now out-dated, [http://perplexedturnip.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/bludgeoning-intellij-idea-into-being-useful-for-mobile-firefox-development/ blog post explaining how to develop Fennec IntelliJ]. ckitching is working on supporting building with IntelliJ in the tree. | ||
= The custom Eclipse plugin = | |||
== What the plugin does == | |||
The plugin is conceptually simple: as the first step of the Eclipse build for each project, it executes a single shell command (if necessary). Indeed, it replaces a custom ANT build invocation that did exactly the same work. Some of the advantages of the plugin are | |||
* error markers in the Eclipse ''Problems'' pane | |||
* build output in the Eclipse ''Android Console'' | |||
* faster builds | |||
* it is less likely to cause the build to loop forever. | |||
== Source code == | |||
The source code for the plugin (and the related Eclipse feature and update site) is hosted at | |||
https://github.com/ncalexan/fennec-eclipse. Pull requests are always welcome! | |||