How to enable Java support using Aptana? There is no support for Java or plugins. Add Software Does Not Have URLs

Question

I want to work with Java in Aptana, but there is no support, plus there are no URLs for adding software (it is empty). What should I do?

Answer 1

Aptana is designed for web development, so it supports many web development features such as HTML, JavaScript, CSS syntax, and support for popular modern web development languages ​​and frameworks such as Rails.

If you want to do Java development, I recommend downloading Eclipse for Java developers.

You can then install aptana as a plugin by following these instructions http://update1.aptana.org/studio/3.2/024747/index.html to have the best of both worlds.

Answer 2

This is how I configure Aptana to support java:

• Check the version of Eclipse that it uses. Go to the Help menu → About Apatana ... → Click on the Eclipse icon to consider the version for the "Eclipse plataform" function.

• Make sure the update site for your version of Eclipse exists on the available software pages.

  • First, find the update site that matches your version of Eclipse; for example, if you have a version of Eclipse plataform version 3.7 (also known as Indigo), the update site will be http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo/ (make sure you have the correct URL).
  • Then go to Window → Preferences, then select Install / Update → Available Software sites. There you must have an entry for Eclipse, and the location should be the update site from the previous step; if it does not exist, just add it with the relevant information.

• Install Eclipse Java Development Tools. Go to the Help menu → "Install New Software ...". Select your Eclipse update site from the drop-down list. A list of available updates / features will be displayed. Search for Java (using the filter field) or go to "Programming Languages"; in any case, check the "Java Eclipse Development Tools" checkbox, click "Next" and follow any additional steps until the installation is complete.

• Configure settings for Java in Aptana. Go to the menu Window → Preferences, in the left pane you should see an element called "Java". There must be at least one entry in the Installed JRE sub-item (this is the version of the JRE that will be used during development). You can add more JREs there (without going into details here, since this is not a question for an answer).

Now you can add Java projects, etc.

Answer 3

This SO question about how to add Java development tools (JDTs) for the Eclipse CDT distribution also answers this question:

Install Eclipse JDT on top of CDT