Install SpringIDE plugin on RAD 7

For those of you trying to install Spring IDE on IBM RAD 7 this post may come in handy.

I installed Spring IDE on RAD7 version 7.0.0.6, which is Eclipse 3.2.2 based. The SpringIDE plugin expects AspectJ Development Tools (AJDT) version 1.5.1 BUT this version of AJDT is not compatible with Eclipse 3.2. So in order to install the plugin you must first install AJDT 1.4.2 for Eclipse 3.2.2. Point your Eclipse Update Manager to:

• AJDT 1.4.2 for Eclipse 3.2.2
• Update Site URL: http://download.eclipse.org/tools/ajdt/32/update

Once you finish the AJDT installation its time to install the SpringIDE plugin. If you pay close attention to the SpringIDE installation instructions, you'll notice SpringIDE requires a Eclipse 3.2 or 3.3, so if you are doing a Clean Install, you should install the Spring IDE Dependencies (required for Eclipse 3.2.).

Having that in mind, launch RAD7 and add a new Remote Site in the Eclipse Update Manager potinting to http://springide.org/updatesite . Be sure to select ONLY the foloowing packages (I'm not integrating with Mylyn by the way):

• Core
• Dependencies
• Extensions
• Integrations
• Spring IDE AJDT Integration

That's it! Finish the installation and restart RAD7. Now you should be able to add Spring Project Nature to your projects, view Bean Graphs, Web Flows, etc. Have Fun with it.