I need to profile a java application for a customer. It’s an eclipse/maven project, so I decided on using eclipse TPTP ( http://www.eclipse.org/tptp ).
I tried to install eclipse TPTP through the update manager from a standard eclipse installation, but I gave up because of the unbelievable complex setup and downloading of dependencies with very cryptic names.
Then I downloaded the ‘all in one TPTP 4.5.1’ package from http://www.eclipse.org/tptp/home/downloads/?ver=4.5.1 but when I start it up, it pops up an error saying ‘The eclipse executable launcher was unable to locate it’s companion shared library’.
I’m running Windows XP, Sun Java 1.5, and clicked on ‘eclipse.exe’ in the unpacked eclipse TPTP installation.
What do I need to do to get eclipse TPTP running?
An alternative is to use Netbeans to profile an Eclipse Application.
I have a blog post on the link below that explains how to configure both applications:
http://www.jroller.com/ortegon/entry/on_profiling_eclipse_rcp_applications
It works very well. I’ve been profiling this way from over a year. Easy to use, easy to setup and nice graphics also.
I found installing TPTP a pain, at least the version I used is not very well integrated with Eclipse. It took me a very long time to get it to work correctly. Netbeans was way quicker to learn and to get up to speed. In the newer versions, it is also possible to import the source code of the Eclipse Projects using a special netbeans plugin (albeit it needs to be downloaded separately).