Re: Java development with Emacs

[hazlup <robjsargent@gmail.com>]

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
> 
> 
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