The combination of tools listed here (all free) has been tested by the writer to work for developing applications for S60 using Java ME. For future editors of this article: please make sure that your edits have been tested in practice, to prevent developer frustration.
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| tool | recommended version | download | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| a Java SE (Standard Edition) Development Kit (JDK) | JDK 6 Update 12 (note: Java* 6.0 is the same as J2* 1.6.0) | here (check for the latest version) | Needed by the following tool. When downloading, select your platform, then click on the file name. The installation directory of the SDK is C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_12, and that of the JRE that is part of the installation is C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_12. Accept these defaults. |
| the Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC | 2.5.2 | here (search for "Sun Java Wireless Toolkit 2.5.2 for CLDC") | In the "Java (TM) Virtual Machine Location" phase of the installation, the latest JDK on your machine is automatically detected. If that is later than JDK 6 Update 12, then browse to the directory C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_12. The default installation directory of the tool is C:\WTK2.5.2.
Note: The Wireless Toolkit has been integrated into Java ME SDK 3.0. While you are welcome to use the Wireless Toolkit, the Sun Developer Network highly recommends the newer feature-rich Java ME SDK 3.0 here. |
| Nokia SymbianOS/S60 SDK for Java | S60 5th Edition SDK | here | You must be logged in to Forum Nokia in order to download the file. (Creating a Forum Nokia account is quick and free.) Unzip the downloaded file, S60_5th_Edition_SDK_v1_0_en.zip, into a directory, and run the unzipped setup.exe installer program. The default installation directory is C:\S60\devices. Some features require Pearl installation. |
| the Eclipse IDE | 3.2.2 | here | Unzip the downloaded file, eclipse-SDK-3.2.2-win32.zip, into C:\Program Files\eclipse, or, if you prefer, to another directory. (The writer prefers to append the version number to the installation: C:\Program Files\eclipse-3.2.2 in this case.) To run the IDE, execute eclipse.exe, found in the main directory. |
| the EclipseME plugin for Eclipse | 1.7.9 | here | This is the last EclipseME version that runs on top of Eclipse v3.2. Save the downloaded file, eclipseme.feature_1.7.9_site.zip, somewhere. Instructions for integrating the plugin with Eclipse are given below. |
| Java ME Developer's Library | 3.1 | here (search for "Java ME Developer's Library v3.1 (Eclipse plug-in)") | Download the file Java_ME_Developers_Library_v3_1_eclipse_plugin.zip. Installation instructions below. This documentation is not absolutely necessary for development, but it is very useful. After you've installed it, it is available to you from Eclipse's Help function. |
Note that in addition to Eclipse, Nokia also supports the NetBeans IDE (plus its Mobility Pack) for S60/Java ME development. See here for more details.
After downloading all the tools above, perform the following.
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