Chapter 2. Installing and configuring the MTR plugin
You can install the MTR plugin and configure it to use the MTR CLI for analysis execution.
2.1. Installing in a connected environment
You need a connected environment to install the MTR plugin.
The MTR plugin has been tested with the Eclipse IDE for Java Enterprise Developers 2023-03.
Prerequisites
The following are the prerequisites for the Migration Toolkit for Runtimes (MTR) installation:
Java Development Kit (JDK) is installed. MTR supports the following JDKs:
- OpenJDK 11
- OpenJDK 17
- Oracle JDK 11
- Oracle JDK 17
- Eclipse Temurin™ JDK 11
- Eclipse Temurin™ JDK 17
- 8 GB RAM
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macOS installation: the value of
maxprocmust be2048or greater.
- Eclipse IDE for Java Enterprise Developers 2023-03
- JBoss Tools, installed from the Eclipse Marketplace
- Mylyn SDK and frameworks, installed with Eclipse
Eclipse is pre-configured for Java 17, and the plugin operates directly with Java 17.
You can also run the plugin with Java 11, which requires setting the JRE version to Java 11 when creating up a new Eclipse project or importing an existing one. See step 6 below.
Procedure
- Launch Eclipse.
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From the menu bar, select Help
Install New Software. - Next to the Work with field, click Add.
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In the Name field, enter
MTR. -
In the Location field, enter
https://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/migration-toolkit-runtimes-mtrand click OK. Select the Java version to use.
- If using Java 11, in the JRE list, select JavaSE 11.
- If using Java 17, leave the JRE selection unchanged.
- Select all the JBoss Tools - MTR check boxes and click Next.
- Review the installation details and click Next.
- Accept the terms of the license agreement and click Finish.
- Restart Eclipse.
2.2. Configuring the MTR plugin to use the MTR CLI for analysis execution
You can configure the MTR plugin to use the MTR CLI for analysis execution.
Prerequisites
- You have downloaded the MTR CLI from the Developers Website or Customer Portal and installed it locally.
Procedure
- Click the Configure MTR icon to open the configuration settings.
- Populate the CLI field with the path to the parent directory of the CLI.
- Click Apply.
