nixpkgs-eclipse

Nix package repository with improved setup for Eclipse: pkgs/applications/editors/eclipse

Features:

• runtime, dropin, product
• clean package name space
• modular package structure
• mirrors eclipse update sites
• supports nixpkgs overlays
• supports dropin dependency
• supports product inheritance
• automatically downloads oracle-jdk
• provisions eclipse default settings
• supports desktop item customization
• provides splash screen customization
• supports launching companion jdks/jres
• exposes installed applications for review
• provisions maven toolchains configuration
• enables many platform / version combinations

Usage:

• clone this repository
• enable unfree for oracle
• cleanup $HOME/.eclipse/${product} if any
• invoke provided overlay.sh to activate overlays
• append/change products, following examples

Notes:

• build-all.sh from scratch (behind cache/proxy) takes some 10 minutes and 10 GB of disk