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## EPIC - User's Guide

## Plug-in Installation

### Prerequisites

#### Eclipse

Before installing the EPIC plug-in Eclipse version 3.0 or higher has to be installed.

Eclipse comes in two flavors. The SDK version contains Java IDE components and is much larger than the Platform version. If you only want to use Eclipse as Perl IDE the Platform version is sufficient. If you are in for Perl and Java coding, use the SDK version.

Eclipse can be downloaded from www.eclipse.org.

#### Perl

In order to have all EPIC features like Syntax Checking, Source Formatting etc. a perl interpreter is needed. In principle any Perl interpreter can be used. To use debugging within eclipse Perl version 5.8.x or 5.6.x is required. For further requirements concerning the debugger see Setting up the Debugger .

Most *nix/Linux installations will provide Perl interpreters out of the box.

For Window, Perl can be downloaded from www.activestate.com.

### Installation

The installation is done by using the Eclipse Update Manager. The Update Manager connects to an EPIC Update Site [http://e-p-i-c.sourceforge.net/updates]. The Update Site can also be stored locally if no Internet connection is available and can be downloaded form the EPIC project page.

After starting Eclipse, select Help > Software and Updates > Find and Install... from the menu.

Select Search for new features to install an press Next.

Press the Add Update Site... button for a remote installation via HTTP or the Add Local Site... button if the Update Site is available locally.

When installing EPIC from remote enter any desired Name and the URL http://e-p-i-c.sf.net/updates.

Tick the newly created site and press the Next button.

Follow the instructions of the install wizard. The warning about the installation of an unsigned feature can be ignored.

After installation Eclipse has to be restarted.

Now the EPIC installation should be complete.

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