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Re: Java development with Emacs
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hazlup |
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Re: Java development with Emacs |
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Mon, 8 Mar 2010 10:59:11 -0800 (PST) |
Steve Revilak-2 wrote:
>
>>Okay, so I think I'm just about done with NetBeans. Thus far the only
>>thing giving me a rash is the editor, which is made marginally useful
>>(for me) through the Emacs key binding set. Unfortunately, that last
>>"ten percent" I'm missing has proven to be such a source of annoyance
>>that...well...I just can't take it anymore, man! *sniff*
>>
>>What is the done thing when it comes to writing Java applications
>>using Emacs? There's obviously a mode for writing the code, but what
>>other packages and .emacs magic might I want to use to get the most
>>from it? I could easily Google some how-tos and whatnot, I'm sure,
>>but I'm also highly interested in the opinions of people actually
>>working with Java today as to the usability of Emacs for the task of
>>writing programs spanning multiple files and such.
>>
>>So if you're writing Java applications with Emacs as your
>>center-piece, how are you doing it and what other tools are you using?
>
> This topic comes up every once in a while, and I'm sure you'll find
> plenty of opinions in the archives of help-gnu-emacs.
>
> I use emacs for java development. My setup is very simple, but it
> works well for me.
>
> - java mode for java editing
>
> - ant for compilation, javadoc generation, and general integration
> with third-party java development tools.
>
> I set the shell environment variable ANT_ARGS=-emacs so that ant
> outputs file and line numbers in a format that compilation mode
> understands. Within emacs, I
>
> (setq compile-command "ant -find build.xml ")
>
> - gnu global for source code indexing and symbol navigation.
>
> - emacs' existing facilities for interacting with version control
> systems (cvs-mode, vc, etc)
>
> - A web browser for viewing javadoc
>
> - Occasionally, I use eclipse as a debugger. (Primarily because
> I've never come to terms with jdb.)
>
> Steve
>
>
Add the gtags package to quickly walk to class and member definitions
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