Developing ImageJ in NetBeans

This article explains how to install and configure NetBeans for use with ImageJ development. Directions correspond to NetBeans 7.0.1, and may need adjustment for other versions.

Install and configure NetBeans

Setting up NetBeans on Windows

Install Java Development Kit

Download and install JDK 6 from the Java web site.

Install NetBeans

Download and install NetBeans from the NetBeans web site. Any version that includes Java SE should be fine.

Install Subversion

For Subversion to work properly in NetBeans, you must install a Subversion client. One easy way to accomplish this is to install Slik SVN.

Setting up NetBeans on Mac OS X

Install NetBeans

Download and install NetBeans from the NetBeans web site. Any version that includes Java SE should be fine.

Install Subversion

For Subversion to work properly in NetBeans, you must install a Subversion client. One easy way to accomplish this is to use MacPorts:

sudo port install subversion +bash_completion

Setting up NetBeans on Linux

Install Java Development Kit

Install Java using the package manager—e.g., for Ubuntu 10.04:

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner"
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-plugin
sudo update-java-alternatives -s sun-java6-sun

Install NetBeans

Install NetBeans using the package manager—e.g., on Ubuntu:

sudo aptitude install netbeans

Install Subversion

For Subversion to work properly in NetBeans, you must install a Subversion client. One easy way to accomplish this is to install Subversion using the package manager—e.g., on Ubuntu:

sudo aptitude install subversion

Check out ImageJ

Choose Team > Subversion > Checkout from the NetBeans menu
For the Repository URL, enter: http://code.imagej.net/svn/imagej/trunk
Click Next, then Finish
When prompted, click Open Project
Select the "ImageJ Projects" project in the tree
Right-click the "ImageJ Projects" project and choose Build

You may receive a warning about Maven when building the project. It is not required, but if you wish to eliminate it, you can install Maven from the Maven web site.

Launch the program

Expand the "ImageJ Projects" project, then "Modules"
Expand the "ImageJ POM: User Interface" module
Double-click the "ImageJ Application" project to open it
Right-click the "ImageJ Application" project and choose "Run"
On the Main Class dialog, choose "imagej.Main"

Developing ImageJ in NetBeans

Install and configure NetBeans

Check out ImageJ

Launch the program

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