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Install Oxygen XML Developer plugin on Mac OS X

Parent topic: Installation

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You can install Oxygen XML Developer plugin on Mac OS X using one of the following methods:

  • Install using the Update Site method.
  • Install using the Zip archive method.

System Requirements

System requirements for a Mac OS X install:

Operating system

OS X version 10.8 64-bit or later

CPU
  • Minimum - Intel-based Mac, 1 GHz
  • Recommended - Dual Core class processor
Memory
  • Minimum - 2 GB of RAM
  • Recommended - 4 GB of RAM
Storage
  • Minimum - 400 MB free disk space
  • Recommended - 1 GB free disk space
Java
On Eclipse, Oxygen XML Developer plugin uses the same Java Virtual Machine as the copy of Eclipse it is running in.

Eclipse Plugin Installation - Update Site Method

The following Eclipse versions are officially supported: 3.6-3.8, 4.2-4.6. The steps for installing the Eclipse plugin with the Update Site method are as follows:

  1. Start Eclipse.
  2. Go to Help ⇒ Install New Software ⇒ Available Software.
  3. Click Add in the Available Software dialog box.
  4. Enter http://www.oxygenxml.com/InstData/Developer/Eclipse/site.xml into the Location field of the Add Site dialog box.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Select the Oxygen XML Developer plugin checkbox.
  7. Click Next > and continue with the rest of the installation wizard.
  8. Restart Eclipse when prompted.
  9. Verify that Oxygen XML Developer plugin is installed correctly by creating a new XML Project. Go to File ⇒ New ⇒ Other and choose Oxygen XML Developer plugin ⇒ XML Project.
  10. When prompted for a license key, enter the license information received in the registration email.
    Note that if you already have a native version of Oxygen XML Developer plugin installed on your computer, you will not be prompted for a license key for the Eclipse version. The existing license key will be used automatically.

Eclipse Plugin Installation - Zip Archive Method

The following Eclipse versions are officially supported: 3.6-3.8, 4.2-4.6. The steps for installing the Eclipse plugin with the Zip Archive method are as follows:

  1. Download the zip archive with the Eclipse plugin.
  2. Unzip the downloaded zip archive in the dropins subdirectory of the Eclipse install directory.
  3. Restart Eclipse.
  4. Verify that Oxygen XML Developer plugin is installed correctly by creating a new XML Project. Go to File ⇒ New ⇒ Other and choose Oxygen XML Developer plugin ⇒ XML Project.
  5. When prompted for a license key, enter the license information received in the registration email.
    Note that if you already have a native version of Oxygen XML Developer plugin installed on your computer, you will not be prompted for a license key for the Eclipse version. The existing license key will be used automatically.

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