[Eclipse] EPIC - Eclipse Perl Integration

Introduction:

For some Perl programmers, they would like to develop their Perl program in eclipse. EPIC is a package to integrate Perl into eclipse.

Installation:

Before installing EPIC you need Eclipse, Java SDK, and ActivePerl on your system.

• start your eclipse
• click "Help-> Install New Software"
• click the "Add" button, then
• Click the "Archive" button
• enter the location: http://e-p-i-c.sf.net/updates
• click OK to continue install it

Create a Perl Project:

After install and restart eclipse, Click "File->New->Project->Perl Project". Click "Next" to create it.

Click "File->New->Project->Perl File", Click "Next" to continue

Choose your perl project and given a name for your perl file(including .pl extension)

Coding:

Below is a very simple Perl code to show the "Hello Perl" message on console.

print 'Hello Perl'

Compile and Run:

Right-Click your Perl file (HelloPerl.pl), and choose the "Run As", click "Perl Local" to compile and run this simple Perl program.

Your output message must be a "Hello Perl" sentence, otherwise you might make some mistakes during the configuration.

It's done. Enjoy it!