Re: Java development with Emacs

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On Mar 8, 10:59 am, hazlup <robjsarg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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I would experiment with Eclipse, see what features it has that are
reproducible in Emacs, and ask myself how important  Eclipse's other
features are.