Update installation instructions for Lyo Designer - #52
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Added prerequisites and installation instructions for running Lyo Designer from source, including JDK installation and Eclipse setup.
Clarified installation instructions and added warnings about plugin installation risks.
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| - Use the ***Import Existing Projects*** | ||
| - Provide the path to the cloned repository under ***Import Existing Projects*** and import all projects. | ||
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| Initial setup: |
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I also needed to do mvn clean install on the model projects.
| - Select **Eclipse Application** | ||
| - Press **New** button to create a new configuration | ||
| - In the new dialog, Set **name** to *Lyo Designer* | ||
| - In Arguments tab, change **VM argument** value to `-Xms256m -Xmx2048m` |
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we should also mention that two validation problems could be ignored when starting the child IDE:
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| - Select ***Project → Clean...*** and build the entire workspace. | ||
| - Create a new *Eclipse Application* configuration called **Tool Chain | ||
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should be Lyo Designer here too.
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| Install required plugins from Eclipse Lyo: | ||
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| - Open ***Help → Install New Software...*** | ||
| - Paste `https://download.eclipse.org/lyo/bundle/p2/releases/6.0.0.Final/` under ***Work with*** and press Enter. |
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should this be https://download.eclipse.org/lyo/bundle/p2/edge/ instead?
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Added prerequisites and installation instructions for running Lyo Designer from source, including JDK installation and Eclipse setup.