Setting up an add-on in Eclipse
This assumes that Beast2 source code is cloned from Github using ’git clone https://github.com/CompEvol/beast2.git and set up as a project in Eclipse, named beast2.
To set up a new Add-on to Beast 2 in Eclipse
- Import beast2 as a project as follows
Choose File/Import menu
The ’import’ dialog pops up. Choose ’General/Existing Projects into
Workspace’ and click ’Next’
The next ’import’ dialog pops up. Select Browse button
Select the directory containing beast2 in the file choose dialog, click ok
Click next, and beast2 will be added as a project- Create new add-on project as follows
Select File/New/Java Project menu
Fill in project name and click the Next button
A ’New Java Project’ dialog pops up, select the ’Projects’ tab
Click ’Add’ button, and a ”Required Project Selection” dialog pops up
Select ’beast2’ and click OK
Click ’Finish’ and all is done