Software Requirements

 

The StreamIt Development Tool has been thoroughly tested with Eclipse version 2.1.1 and Sun Java 2SE version 1.4.2. If you are using the IBM Java Runtime Environment, you may encounter some problems related to the processing of XML files.

 

The StreamIt Development Tool also requires GEF (Graphical Editor Framework) version 2.1.1.

 

Installing the Debugger

 

Before installing the StreamIt Development Tool, make sure the Eclipse workbench is not running.

 

Extract the contents of the distribution zip file to the root directory of your Eclipse installation.

 

For example, if you installed the Eclipse Project SDK on d:\eclipse-sdk then extract the contents of the distribution to d:\eclipse-sdk (the subdirectories named eclipse should line up).

 

Start the workbench.  You can verify that the debugger has been installed by clicking Window > Preferences.  In the Preferences dialog that appears, verify that the StreamIt Editor option exists in the preferences hierarchy.  Select the Plug-In Development > Target Platform page and verify that the following three plug-ins exist: