Installation notes for the IDE integrations of JProfiler
version 5.1.4
released on 2008-05-29
I. Automatic Installation
In order to minimize the post-install configuration, we recommend
to install the IDE integrations from within JProfiler:
Choose Session->IDE integrations from JProfiler's main menu,
select the desired IDE and click on "Integrate".
For more information on how to work with the IDE integrations, please see
the JProfiler help.
II. Manual Installation
Manual installations are not recommended. They're outlined below in
case the automatic installation cannot be used, for example if admin
rights are required.
1. eclipse and WSAD
These instructions apply to eclipse 2.x, WSAD 5.x and eclipse 3.x.
- Create a directory called com.jprofiler.integrations.eclipse in the
plugins directory of your eclipse installation.
- Locate eclipse2-jprofiler.zip, eclipse3-jprofiler.zip or
eclipse31-jprofiler.zip in the directory
of this readme file and unpack it into the directory created in step a).
- Start eclipse, open the preferences dialog from the main menu
(Window->Preferences), select "JProfiler" and fill in the path to the
jprofiler executable (jprofiler.exe on Windows andjprofiler.sh on
UNIX based platforms).
- For eclipse 2.x and WSAD 5.x, activate the "JProfiler" plugin for the Java perspective
under Window->Customize perspective->Other. For eclipse 3.x, activate the "Profile"
actions for the Java perspective under Window->Customize perspective->Command.
2. IntelliJ IDEA
These instructions apply to IntelliJ IDEA 3 to 7
- Locate idea3-jprofiler.jar, idea4-jprofiler.jar or idea5-jprofiler.jar in the directory of
this readme file and copy it into the directory "plugins" in your IDEA
installation.
- Create a file jprofiler.properties in the same directory with
the contents:
jprofilerExecutable=path_to_jprofiler_executable
On Windows, take care to substitute backslashes with forward slashes.
For example: C:/Program Files/jprofiler/bin/windows/jprofiler.exe
3. JBuilder
These instructions apply to JBuilder 7 to 2005.
- Locate jbuilder-jprofiler.jar in the directory of this readme file
and copy it into the directory lib/ext in your JBuilder installation.
- Start JBuilder.
- When invoking the "optimize" action for the first time, fill in the
path to the jprofiler executable (jprofiler.exe on Windows and
jprofiler.sh on UNIX based platforms).
4. JDeveloper 10.1.3
These instructions apply to JDeveloper 10g version 10.1.3.
- Locate jdeveloper1013-jprofiler.zip in the
directory of this readme file
and extract it into the directory jdev/extensions in your JDeveloper installation.
- Start JDeveloper, choose Tools->Preferences->JProfiler and fill in the
path to the jprofiler executable (jprofiler.exe on Windows and
jprofiler.sh on UNIX based platforms).
5. Netbeans
These instructions apply to Netbeans 4 to 6
- Go to "Update Center" or "Plugins" available from the "Tools" menu,
and install
netbeans{4,5,6}-jprofiler.nbm in the directory of this readme file
and install it into the IDE.
- Create a file jprofiler.properties in the Netbeans user directory
or in the directory [IDE installation directory]/ide{4,5,6} with the
contents:
jprofilerExecutable=path_to_jprofiler_executable
On Windows, take care to substitute backslashes with forward slashes.
For example: C:/Program Files/jprofiler/bin/windows/jprofiler.exe
-
In the same directory as the above file, create a subdirectory modules/ext and
copy the contents of $JPROFILER_HOME/lib to that directory.