Gradle STS Support -- 2.7.0 -- Installation
Note: The latest version of this file can always be
found here.
You can install the Gradle STS support in one of two ways. The easiest
way to install is from the STS Dashboard extensions page. Simply search
for "Gradle" to find the extension, select it and install.
Requirements:
Either one of the following:
- An instance of STS 2.7.M1 or later based on Eclipse 3.6.
- An instance of Eclipse 3.6.2 or later. (The required components of STS will be
pulled in during the installation process).
Installation instructions:
Installing from the STS dashboard
The easiest way to install is from the STS Dashboard "Extensions" page.
- First download and
install a recent release of STS (2.7.0 release recommended).
- Open STS and in the dashboard click on the "Extensions" tab.
- Search for "Gradle", select it and click "Install".
- Review the list of software that will be installed anc click
"Next".
- Review and accept licence agreements and click "Finish".
Installing from update site
Alternatively you can install from an update site. The following update
sites are available:
- http://dist.springsource.com/snapshot/TOOLS/nightly/gradle
(latest development snapshot)
- http://dist.springsource.com/milestone/TOOLS/gradle (latest
milestone build. Currently 2.7.0.M2)
- http://dist.springsource.com/release/TOOLS/gradle
Note: pasting the above URLs into a web browser will not work. You need
to follow the instructions given below to use an Eclipse update site.
If you are installing into STS one of these update sites will be
sufficient.
If you are installing in a plain Eclipse, you will also
need to
add additional update sites to satisfy some dependencies. The easiest
way is to download one of the following bookmarks files and save it to
your hard drive then import the bookmarks:
For eclipse 3.7:
For eclipse 3.6:
Detailed instructions: (steps 2..4 can be skipped if you
are installing into STS).
- Open "Help >> Install New Software"
- Click "Available Software sites".
- Click the "Import" button.
- Find the saved "bookmarks.xml" file and click "OK".
- Paste the Gradle update site link into the "Work with" text box
- Select both available features (Gradle Tooling API and
SpringSource Tool Suite Gradle Integration).
- Click "Next"
- Review the list of software that will be installed. Click "Next"
again.
- Review and accept licence agreement and Click "Finish".