[NTLUG:Discuss] Eclipse - running out of RAM?

[MadHat Unspecific]

Brian Koontz wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 08:34:54PM -0700, steve at sjbaker.org wrote:
>> Wow! That sucks. I've been thinking about porting some games and such to the
>> Google "Android" phone platform - I grabbed their SDK but it comes with a
>> bunch of requirements - one of which is to use Eclipse.
> 
> How could an application "require" Eclipse?  All Eclipse is (or any
> other IDE for that matter) is a wrapper around the SDK.  What magic
> does Eclipse impart on said project that java/javac and a
> well-constructed classpath can't do?

Several companies, mentioned in my other email, are integrating their 
sdk into eclipse, so to use their tools, you use eclipse.  I am sure you 
can develop without eclipse, but it is a pain.

-- 
MadHat (at) Unspecific.com
"The true man wants two things: danger and play.
  For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything."
                           - Friedrich Nietzsche