Installing CougaarIDE

NOTE:
As CougaarIDE is comprised of a number of Plugins for Eclipse, you will need to install the Eclipse SDK before attempting to run CougaarIDE.

Step 1: Obtain a CougaarIDE Distribution

You can build a distribution of CougaarIDE from source, or you can download a binary file release from Cougaar Forge.

Step 2: Unzip the CougaarIDE Distribution

Use a Zip-compatible program to unzip the distribution to the directory you installed Eclipse into.

Step 3: Restart Eclipse

You should be prompted to OK the installation of the CougaarIDE feature and its plugins; say ok.

Step 4: Verify the Feature is installed

Click the Help menu, and select "About Eclipse Platorm".  You should see the Cougaar IDE feature icon, and if you click on it, you should be able to see all the plugins installed by it.
cougaarIDE properly installed