16/04/2009
Google Eclipse Plugin
The easiest way to start with GWT is to install the Google plugin for Eclipse. During installation you can optionally install the newest GWT version 1.6.4. If you omit this option, you have to manually configure the GWT-SDK after installation.
The Google plugin adds a new “Web Application Project” wizard. This wizard creates nearly the same procject structure and hello world application than the new webAppCreator script. The only difference I’ve seen so far is the absence of the Ant build file that is included in the script result. But it is possible to run the script over the wizard created project with the -ignore option so that existing files remain untouched.
The webAppCreator script creates also a launch configuration. But this is only usefull running in an Eclipse without the Google plugin. With the plugin installed there is a “Run as Web application” entry in the context menu. In the extended run configuration dialog there are options for changing the Jetty port, output style and log level.
GWT run configuration (main)
GWT run configuration (GWT)
