This section describes the software that you need to install prior to using GDA.
The GDA client software runs on Linux (32 or 64 bit). The GDA server software runs on Linux (32 or 64 bit).
Currently, the GDA is not supported on Windows. This limitation is expected to be removed in a future release.
GDA requires the Sun Java SE Development kit (not the Runtime Environment), version 1.6. To check if this is already installed, open a command window, and type:
$ java –version
$ echo $JAVA_HOME
The java version should look something like “1.6.0_17”. It needs to start with 1.6. The JAVA_HOME environment variable should be a directory name (without trailing slash), parent of bin/, jre/ etc. If this environment variable is not set, then set it appropriately:
$ export JAVA_HOME=/path/to/jdk/folder
If the Java SDK is not installed, download and install the Java SE Development kit (not the Runtime Environment) from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads.
Eclipse 3.5.1 (“Galileo” Service Release 1) is required. Earlier releases are not supported. Eclipse can be downloaded from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/, and you need to select the “Eclipse for RCP/Plug-in Developers” package (other packages may not include all the Eclipse-supplied plugins which we use).
Python 2.5 or higher is required.