EclEmma 1.3.1 Java Code Coverage for Eclipse SourceForge.net Logo
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Download and Installation

EclEmma ships as a small set of Eclipse plug-ins under the Eclipse Public License. The overall size of the three plug-ins is around 750 Kbyte.

Prerequisites

EclEmma requires Eclipse 3.1 or higher and has no dependencies on a particular operating system. Of course your Eclipse installation needs to contain the Java development tools (JDT) which is included in the default SDK installation.

Option 1 - Update Site

The update site for EclEmma is http://update.eclemma.org/. Perform the following steps to install EclEmma from the update site:

1. From your Eclipse menu select HelpSoftware UpdatesFind and Install...

2. Check Search for new features and press Next.

3. Press New Remote Site... and enter http://update.eclemma.org/ for the update site URL:

New Update Site

4. Press Finish.

5. Follow the steps in the installation wizard.

Option 2 - Manual Installation

For manual installation please download the latest EclEmma release. The downloaded archive contains these files:

  • features/com.mountainminds.eclemma.feature_x.y.z/*  - EclEmma feature definition
  • plugins/com.mountainminds.eclemma.core_x.y.z.jar    - Core implementation
  • plugins/com.mountainminds.eclemma.ui_x.y.z.jar      - User interface
  • plugins/com.mountainminds.eclemma.doc_x.y.z.jar     - Online help

Simply unzip the archive into your Eclipse installation and restart Eclipse.

Option 3 - Eclipse Distribution

Yoxos

EclEmma can be obtained through the Yoxos Eclipse distribution. Get a pre-configures distribution containing EclEmma here.

Verification

The installation was successful if you can see the coverage launcher in the toolbar of the Java perspective:

Launching Toolbar