Metacat

  Run metacat on eclipse

Download eclipse ganymede:

	go to http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/release/ganymede/sr2

	choose Eclipse IDE for Java Developers

	extract tar.gz to /Applications/eclipse

Get svn plugin:

	in eclipse, go to Help/Software Updates

	add the following update site: http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.6.x

		Note this may change for newer versions.

		Check at http://subclipse.tigris.org/ for newer versions

	Choose to install all the packages under that site

Check out metacat code:

	in eclipse go to the svn repository view

	click in window under svn repositories and chosse "add svn repository"

	add https://code.ecoinformatics.org/code/metacat

	add https://code.ecoinformatics.org/code/utilities 

	add https://code.ecoinformatics.org/code/seek

	for each, open tree and right click on trunk

	choose "checkout from svn"

	check out as a project using the wizard

	choose java project

	create a new project in workspace.

	Note, if you want to check out a certain branch or tag, browse to that tag in the tree and follow the same steps as above.

Set met

Set up Tomcat:

	go to http://tomcat.apache.org and get tomcat 6.0 binary tar.gz and extract

	(or on ubuntu, do apt-get install tomcat)

	get tomcat eclipse plugin at: http://www.eclipsetotale.com/tomcatPlugin.html

		extract zip and move resulting dir into <eclipse_home>/plugins directory

		restart eclipse

	In eclipse preferences, go to tomcat 

		Set version to correct value (6 recommended)

		Set tomcat home to directory where you just installed tomcat