Note that we use separate installations of Eclipse for various languages:
- Java
- C/C++
- Scripting: Javascript, Bash and Python
Download Eclipse Juno JEE.
Unzip the folder into
$HOME/local/eclipse-juno/eclipse-python
Create a bash script to launch this e.g. eclipse-python.sh
. Create your new work space with a folder structure as follows:
/home/asmith/workspaces/juno/python
Install the Mercurial plugin from here:
http://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/mercurialeclipse-was-hgeclipse
The update site is
http://cbes.javaforge.com/update
Add this update site. Go to Help->Install New Software...
Next, add the Mercurial plugin site.
Be sure to install only the MercurialEclipse
plugin. Do NOT install the Windows Binaries.
Follow the remaining instructions and you'll have Mercurial support in Eclipse.
Python support has been integrated into the Aptana Studio Plugin. It's open source and available at http://www.aptana.com.