Importing forester from Google code subversion into Eclipse IDE

forester source code is hosted by Google code at: http://code.google.com/p/forester/

To develop forester in Eclipse:

1. Prerequisite: ensure that your Eclipse IDE (version Helios or later) has a subversion plug-in, for example: http://www.eclipse.org/subversive/
2. In Eclipse, switch to “SVN Repository Exploring” perspective by: Window|Open Perspective|Other…|SVN Repository Exploring >> OK
3. Depending on software already installed within Eclipse, Eclipse might ask to install a “connector”, I select one which is compatible with subversion 1.6.x (?), after installation restart Eclipse
4. Click “New Repository Location” symbol (under “SVN Repositories”)
5. Enter this URL: “http://forester.googlecode.com/svn/” (or “https://forester.googlecode.com/svn/” for write access) >> Finish
6. Highlight and right-click: “forester” (version number), select “Find/Check Out As”
7. Select “Check out as project with the name specified (“forester”) and “Head Revision” and “Depth: Recursively” >> Next >> Finish
8. Switch to Java perspective by: Window|Open Perspective|Java, a Java project named “forester” should now be ready, with the source code in “java/src” (needs at least Java 1.6)
9. Test forester by running the “main” method in class “org.forester.test.Test”; the expected result is 0 (zero) failed tests
10. Build “forester.jar” by executing the “build.xml” ant-file in directory “java” [environment variable JAVA_HOME needs to point to a JDK (at least 1.6); furthermore, a “<jar> type doesn’t support the ‘level’ attribute” error is a likely sign that your Ant version is too old — at least version 1.7.1 is required]

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