Eclipse Galileo for Mac: Cocoa or Carbon? Eclipse Galileo (3.5) is released today. Mac users downloading the new release will notice that, unlike previous releases, they have some interesting choices to make. They need to choose between "Mac OS X (Carbon)" and "Mac OS X (Cocoa)". There's also a third choice, which is currently not mainstream, the "Mac OS X (Cocoa) 64 bit". So, which version is right for you? Answer: Download the 32-bit Cocoa implementation. Here's why. Here's a brief and (over?) The Mac OS X provides a native API called Cocoa. There has been an effort to release a Cocoa version of SWT for Mac in the Galileo time frame. Now back to the main question: which one should you use? Let's first clear the 64 bit issue. You will need to use it if you have an Eclipse plugin which requires Java 6 to run or if you are developing such a plugin or an RCP application (which means you are limiting your target audience).
In all other cases, there's no reason to use Java 6. My current recommendation is: don't bother. Facebook apps on App Engine without any third party API. 12/17/2010 UPDATEA lot of people found this blog posting because as we go through the authorization process, our users end up getting a "go to facebook.com" logo presented to their users when they first give their users a link to click on to authorize. This is happening because you need to put a target="_top" in the link. I kid you not, if the user clicks on a link in your welcome page and they get a "Go to Facebook.com" message before they can go to the authorization screen, it's because you need to set target=_top in the link. It was a frustrating week or two while I tried to integrate Facebook into the google app engine. My goal was to use App Engine as my back end and Facebook as my front end for my apps.
I wanted users to add my app to their Facebook profile and grab a non-expiring oauth token for that user so I could access their Facebook data even when they were not using my app. The first thing you need to do is set up a developer account and APP and on Facebook. Code: else 1. Plugin for Eclipse 3.6 (Helios) Installation Instructions - Google Plugin for Eclipse - Google Code.
Eclipse and Mac OS X: A Natural Combination. Installing Eclipse on Mac OS X. Go to to download a copy of eclipse. The page will look like this: The first item listed is "Eclipse IDE for Java Developers (98 MB). " On the right is a green, downward-pointing arrow. Next to that are links labeled "Mac OS X 32 Bit" and "Mac OS X 64 Bit. " Click on the "Mac OS X 32 Bit" link. (Even if you have nice, new 64-bit Mac, it should run the 32-bit version just fine.) Lots of buttons and panes, but nothing of consequence.