TPTeam™: A Test and Performance Collaboration Tool

Installation

This section describes the prequisites and step-by-step procedure for installing TPTeam.

Software Requirements

The following open source and freely available software is required to be installed before running TPTeam.

TPTeam Peer Machine: TPBuddy RCP plus TPBridge OSGi Bundle

TPManager Machine: TPManager and TPBridge OSGi Bundles

TPTeam Eclipse Projects Required

TPBuddy, TPBridge, and TPManager Eclipse projects can be downloaded from sourceforge using the CVS parameters below. They can then be run from within Eclipse IDE by using the launcher or exported as plugins/bundles.

CVS Server: tpteam.cvs.sourceforge.net
CVS Project Root: /cvsroot/tpteam
User: anonymous
Password: Leave Blank, None Required
Eclipse Projects: All Projects under edu.harvard.fas.rbrady.tpteam

Software Requirements: Step-by-Step Installation

First, go to the Eclipse web site and download then unpack Eclipse 3.2 or later for the appropriate operating system.

Next, go to the ECF home page. Download and unpack the latest ECF release to the same directory as you did for Eclipse.Eclipse web site

After ECF is installed, go to the Equinox home page and download the Events package. Move it to the plugins directory of the Eclispe installation.

You're almost done! Now start Eclipse and click on the following menu sequence: Help->Software Updates->Find and Install->New Features. Select the Callisto Discovery Site and check off the "Test and Performance" category. You'll want to also install the required features button.

Finally, add the TPTeam CVS repository to your Eclipse Workbench. Follow this menu sequence: Window->Open Perspective->CVS Exploring. Click on the CVS icon that has a "+" plus sign next to it. Fill-in the dialog using the CVS parameters mentioned previously.

You should now be able to navigate the TPTeam CVS tree. Right-click on the projects and download into your workspace.

Last updated 09/21/2006 02:41:35.

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