How to open and setup a run configuration for an Equinox plugin project

This note is valid for Eclipse Helios.


There is no "Open project" menu in Eclipse. To open an existing project use command File/Import.

In order to setup the Run configuration you need:

1. Press the "Run configuration" drop down list button on a tool bar (see mark 1 in a picture below).
2. Select the "Run configurations..." command.
3. Deselect all items in a bundle list by pressing the "Deselect All" button (see mark 2).
4. Select your own bundles.
5. Press the "All Required Bundles" button to add into selection only necessary bundles (see mark 3).
6. Finally check the "Only show selected" checkbox to filter out only selected items in the bundle list. (see mark 4)