Especially with the recently announced NetBeans support and the proliferation of Ruby and Rails development, it would be nice to see support for Ruby, JRuby, and Ruby on Rails within the MyEclipse environment. At the very least, a comprehensive SNAP or set of compatible plugins at the MyEclipse update site (such as Riyad suggested in his prior post) would be beneficial to the Java/Ruby development community.

Thanks,
-Rod

Rod,
I know Ruby is something we are looking at. For the users that are using Ruby and MyEclipse together, I know some are just installing RDT along side MyEclipse:
http://rubyeclipse.sourceforge.net/

Yes, please, oh pretty please - a bundled, standard install of RoR would be most appreciated!

I note that the last time this thread was updated was in October 2007. It still appears that for Ruby and Ruby on Rails that we are still using aptana(radrails?) or have to pay for codegear eclipse platforms and Netbeans for decent RoR support on Windows (or Linux).
Of course I feel that CodeGear is expensive, would rather stick with Eclipse -- which means aptana (which means another subscription for supported version) or migration to Netbeans.
Is it possible to have both Java and Ruby supported on the one 'ide' i.e. MyEclipse or is it better to isolate the two as I have had to continue to do?
Any news or updates?

Sorry I don't have enough experience with Ruby to be able to answer that Ashley. Have you tried installing RDT though and using it with MyEclipse?

I agree with the original poster of this thread. Personally I dislike RadRails. a lot of it having to do with keeping separate eclipse installations. I began using Netbeans for Ruby dev earlier this year. I still use myEclipse for java dev, but ruby is definitely starting to demand more attention. I could swear I saw a while back that ruby support was going to be integrated into myEclipse, but it doesn't seem to be a high priority - even among users, it seems many are content with just using a text editor (I guess I am spolied). The only reason I am posting this is to voice continued support and interest in the topic.

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Especially with the recently announced NetBeans support and the proliferation of Ruby and Rails development, it would be nice to see support for Ruby, JRuby, and Ruby on Rails within the MyEclipse environment. At the very least, a comprehensive SNAP or set of compatible plugins at the MyEclipse update site (such as Riyad suggested in his prior post) would be beneficial to the Java/Ruby development community. Thanks, -Rod

I agree, it would be great if myeclipse would support Ruby

All,

Good news, Ruby is supported by ME 7.0. Here is what you need to do.

Download RDT from http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?group_id=50233&use_mirror=jaist&filename=org.rubypeople.rdt-0.9.1.200711131528NGT.zip&82096702

The zip file contains plugin, feature and site.xml. Unzip the contents locally to a folder say c:\ruby.

There are 2 ways to add ruby to MyEclipse.

1. Copy the plugin and feature folder from c:\ruby to the local MyEclipse dropin folder(in my case it is C:\Genuitec\Profiles\MyEclipse 7.0\dropins). Restart MyEclipse.

2. From MyEclipse Menu, click on Help -> Software Updates -> Add/Remove software. This will open the Add/Remove Software Wizard. Click on [Add]. In the next screen click on [Add Local] and select the location of site.xml. In the above case site.xml is present in c:\ruby. Click on [OK]. This lists -> ruby development tools documentation and ruby development tools under Personal Sites. Select the software you want to install and Click on [Launch]. This will add Ruby to MyEclipse.

Click on Window -> Preferences to view Ruby

HTH!

Joy
MyEclipse Support

I followed the steps as suggested. However, I found that the [Launch] button remains disabled and I am not able to select the check-boxes against items "Ruby Integration Plugins" and "Ruby Development Tools":

Please suggest what could be going wrong.

Thanks.
Subrata

Please ignore my response above. I was trying both the ways instead of one as suggested... my mistake.

However, I am unable to create a project as I get the following error:

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/eclipse/search/internal/ui/text/ResourceTransferDragAdapter
at org.rubypeople.rdt.internal.ui.packageview.PackageExplorerPart.initDrag(PackageExplorerPart.java:927)
at org.rubypeople.rdt.internal.ui.packageview.PackageExplorerPart.initDragAndDrop(PackageExplorerPart.java:915)
at org.rubypeople.rdt.internal.ui.packageview.PackageExplorerPart.createPartControl(PackageExplorerPart.java:595)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ViewReference.createPartHelper(ViewReference.java:371)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ViewReference.createPart(ViewReference.java:230)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPartReference.getPart(WorkbenchPartReference.java:594)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartPane.setVisible(PartPane.java:306)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ViewPane.setVisible(ViewPane.java:531)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.PresentablePart.setVisible(PresentablePart.java:180)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.util.PresentablePartFolder.select(PresentablePartFolder.java:270)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.util.LeftToRightTabOrder.select(LeftToRightTabOrder.java:65)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.util.TabbedStackPresentation.selectPart(TabbedStackPresentation.java:473)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.refreshPresentationSelection(PartStack.java:1256)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.setSelection(PartStack.java:1209)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.showPart(PartStack.java:1608)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.createControl(PartStack.java:649)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.createControl(PartStack.java:576)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartSashContainer.createControl(PartSashContainer.java:568)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PerspectiveHelper.activate(PerspectiveHelper.java:271)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Perspective.onActivate(Perspective.java:964)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.setPerspective(WorkbenchPage.java:3568)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.busySetPerspective(WorkbenchPage.java:1032)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.access$16(WorkbenchPage.java:1016)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage$18.run(WorkbenchPage.java:3667)
at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(BusyIndicator.java:70)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.setPerspective(WorkbenchPage.java:3665)
at org.eclipse.ui.wizards.newresource.BasicNewProjectResourceWizard.replaceCurrentPerspective(BasicNewProjectResourceWizard.java:379)
at org.eclipse.ui.wizards.newresource.BasicNewProjectResourceWizard.updatePerspective(BasicNewProjectResourceWizard.java:528)
at org.rubypeople.rdt.internal.ui.wizards.RubyProjectWizard.performFinish(RubyProjectWizard.java:75)
at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.finishPressed(WizardDialog.java:742)
at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.buttonPressed(WizardDialog.java:373)
at org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog$2.widgetSelected(Dialog.java:624)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(TypedListener.java:228)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1003)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:3823)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3422)
at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.runEventLoop(Window.java:825)
at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:801)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.WizardHandler$New.executeHandler(WizardHandler.java:253)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.WizardHandler.execute(WizardHandler.java:273)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.HandlerProxy.execute(HandlerProxy.java:281)
at org.eclipse.core.commands.Command.executeWithChecks(Command.java:476)
at org.eclipse.core.commands.ParameterizedCommand.executeWithChecks(ParameterizedCommand.java:508)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.HandlerService.executeCommand(HandlerService.java:169)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.SlaveHandlerService.executeCommand(SlaveHandlerService.java:247)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.actions.CommandAction.runWithEvent(CommandAction.java:157)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.actions.CommandAction.run(CommandAction.java:171)
at org.eclipse.ui.actions.NewWizardDropDownAction.run(NewWizardDropDownAction.java:174)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.Action.runWithEvent(Action.java:498)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetSelection(ActionContributionItem.java:583)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.access$2(ActionContributionItem.java:500)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem$6.handleEvent(ActionContributionItem.java:452)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1003)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:3823)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3422)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runEventLoop(Workbench.java:2382)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2346)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2198)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$5.run(Workbench.java:493)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:288)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:488)
at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:113)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:193)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:386)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:549)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:504)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1236)

Thanks.
Subrata

Subrata,

I need to understand your current configuration. Can you answer few questions for me -
1. Can you copy and paste your installation detail? You can get it from MyEclipse > Installation Summary > Installation Detail?
2. How did you install MyEclipse meaning - using all-in-one installer, using pulse, using eclipse 3.4.1 and adding myeclipse plugin?
3. Can you check if the version of 3rd party plugin installed is compatible with that of your base eclipse? If you have ME 7.1.1, it is based on Eclipse 3.4.1.
4. How did you install Ruby?

I would suggest you to crosspost to ruby forums to get more help.

You can resolve this by adding this site to your update sites http://update.aptana.com/install/rails/3.2/ and simply leaving only the Ruby Development Tools checkbox selected when updating MyEclipse. (I did this in MyEclipse 7.5)

youngApprentice,

Thank you for sharing your notes with us.

As a follow-up, for MyEclipse 8:
1) do a clean install
2) select "Add/Remove Software..." in the "Software Updates" submenu in Help
3) Add a site, the one currently listed at Aptana's RadRails Eclipse Plugin page http://download.aptana.com/tools/radrails/plugin/install/radrails-bundle
4) Name it something like Aptana RadRails Bundle
5) Select Rails once it loads the list of software available
6) install it
7) create a workspace or get to an existing workspace and switch to the Ruby Perspective
On Windows Vista I found it best to run MyEclipse as an administrator
I also found for MyEclipse 8, just checking the box for Ruby Development Tools didn't quite work like it did with MyEclipse 7.5, so I just added the Rails, then get the Ruby support I need with the Ruby perspective.

This keeps me going with a workspace for Java development, a workspace for Ruby development, and the awesome MyEclipse Ajax perspective for Web UI work, all in one awesome IDE
(if anyone has a simpler way, then please share, but this worked for me on all four dev boxes, Linux and Windows)

Thank you.