This document will walk though the steps needed to build Ext GWT from SVN. A username and password is required to connect the the GXT SVN repository. Read-only access is provided to Support License holders.
This guide is for Eclipse, but the setup should be similiar with other IDEs.
You can install Subclipse via the Subclipse Update Site. From the application menu, choose . Choose the radio for 'Search for new features to install.' and click the Next button. Choose the New Remote Site button.
Switch to the SVN Repository Exploring perspective by navigating to and choosing the item from the list.
Expand the new repository and select com.extjs.gxt. Right click and choose Checkout from the context menu. Accept the defaults to create the new project.
Return to the Java perspective if not there already. You should see the new project in the Navigator View. There must be a User Defined Library named GWT_1_5. If this has not been setup, see the setup document.
The Ant build requires a environment variable named GWT_HOME_1_5 which points to the GWT download. Eclipse must be restarted if the entry is added after eclipse has been started. You can run the build by selecting the . Once open, select gxt.build and click the Run button.
You can start the Explorer Demo by selecting . Then select gxt.explorer under Java Application in the tree, then the Run button.
