We?re developing a custom support library to communicate with our
proprietary hardware platform for data acquisition purposes for one of our
clients. We aren?t a Java shop so were a little outside our comfort zone
here.
First off I downloaded and installed J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 based on
the Eclipse IDE for Java Developers recommendation. Next, I downloaded
and installed Eclipse IDE for Java Developers and fired it up without any
problems.
Our client?s application will be running and calling our support library
on an Allegro Mx device and utilizing the CrE-ME V4.12 JVM which according
to their requirements specification is based on JDK 1.3.1. In order to
develop and test our library, I need to figure out the follow:
1. Will the Eclipse IDE allow me to develop and application that utilizes
the JDK 1.3.1 since I?ve installed JRE 5.0? I?ve tried setting the
execution environment JRE to J2SE-1.3 during project creation; however, I
get the following project Problem.
?Build path specifies execution environment J2SE-1.3. There are no JREs in
the workspace strictly compatible with this environment. Test Build path
JRE System Library Problem?
2. I need to develop a GUI application to that will run on their hardware
device to test our support library. I?ve created a new Java Project;
however, I don?t see any panels that contain design containers, or the
usual user interface controls. Is this provided with a SWT plug-in? If
so will this application still run their JDK 1.3.1 JVM device?
3. Once I?ve developed the GUI application and support library how do I
install it on the device? I assume I simply copy the files to it?s file
system. Will I need to modify anything to utilize the CrE-ME V4.12 JVM?