Chapter 5. Launch eXo IDE

Run As Standalone Application
Run GWT Development Mode

Step 1. Get source.


svn co http://svn.exoplatform.org/projects/gwt/tags/1.0.0-CR01 gwt-commons

svn co http://svn.exoplatform.org/exo-int/ideall/tags/1.0.0-CR01 ide

Step 2. Source compile.


mvn clean install

mvn clean install
  • Download Apache Tomcat from here and unzip it to the directory with your project's dependencies.

  • Go to the root directory of maven and edit file "conf/settings.xml". Add two properties: directory with your project's dependencies and tomcat version like following:

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In this case, the path to the Apache Tomcat will be "PATHTOPROJECTDEPENDENCIES/tomcat-TOMCATVERSION".

  • Go to folder exo-ide-client and execute the command:


mvn clean install -Pstandalone
  • Go to folder exo-ide-packaging-standalone-tomcat and execute the command:


mvn clean install
  1. Go to folder exo-ide-packaging-standalone-tomcat/target/tomcat-ide/bin and execute the command:

In Windows:


ide.bat run

In Unix:


./ide.sh run
  • Application is available in browser by this URL:


http://localhost:8080/IDE-application/IDE/IDEApplication.html

mvn clean gwt:run -Pshell

GWT Development window will appear.

After successfully launched, eXo IDE will be opened in your default browser.

Tip

To open eXo IDE in non-default browser - copy the URL by clicking on "Copy to Clipboard" button then paste it into browser's address bar.