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## Create standard Xtext Project.
1. File -> New -> Project... -> Xtext -> XText Project
2. Choose the name, in this tutorial we use the default name proposed automatically by the XText wizard.
2. Set the name as it is proposed automatically by the wizard.
3. Set Java 11 as Execution Environment.
4. Click next.
5. Preferred Build System must be Maven, Build Language Server can be set to None, since it is not in the scope of this tutorial.
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7. (Optional)Unfold `org.xtext.example.mydsl.parent` project in the project explorer. It contains several children with the prefix `org.xtext.example.mydsl`. This step is not necessary
if your project explorer uses flat Project Presentation.
9. In `org.xtext.example.mydsl.target` open the `org.xtext.example.mydsl.target.target`.
10. Click reload. Wait until the count of plugins is not shown near each location website.
10. Click reload. Wait until the count of plugins is shown near each location website.
10. Select `https://download.eclipse.org/releases/2022-03 606` and click `Edit`tab.
11. Uncheck `Group by category`. Search for `Eclipse Platform Launcher Executables`and select the found entry. Click `Finish`. Do not forget to save the changes.
## Create Empty Plugin-Project.
## ConfigurePlugin-Project.
1. File -> New -> Project... -> Plugin Development -> Plugin Project
2. Set name to your.prefix.cli (in this tutorial org.xtext.example.mydsl.cli).
2. Set name to org.xtext.example.mydsl.cli .
3. Uncheck `This Project will make contributions to the UI` and set `Create a rich client application` to `yes`
4. Click next.
5. Choose `Headles Hello RCP` template and click `finish`
5. Choose `Headles Hello RCP` template and click `finish`.
6. Create a pom.xml with the following content.
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</project>
```
## Create empty project.
## Configure product project.
1. File -> New -> Other -> General -> Project
2 Set project name to project.prefix.product (in this tutorial: org.xtext.example.mydsl.product).
2. Now we need to create a product file. Right click on the project -> New -> Other -> Plugin Development-> Product Configuration
3. In the wizard select, `Create a configuration file with basic settings `
4. Set file name to org.xtext.example.mydsl.product
5. Click Finish
6. Create pom with the content shown below
2 Set project name to org.xtext.example.mydsl.product.
3. Create a product file. Right click on the project -> New -> Other -> Plugin Development-> Product Configuration
4. In the wizard select, `Create a configuration file with basic settings `
5. Set file name to org.xtext.example.mydsl.product
6. Click Finish
7. Create pom with the following content.
```
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
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</project>
```
7. Create META-INF folder and put MANIFEST.MF with this content into it.
7. Create META-INF folder and put MANIFEST.MF with the following content.
```
Manifest-Version: 1.0
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```
## Make Plugin project and product project children of parent
## Make Plugin and Product projects children of the org.xtext.example.mydsl.parent
1. Remove all projects from the Eclipse (do not delete the on disk!) and close it.
2. Navigate to the directory of your eclipse workspace.
3. Put the folders asociated with the plugin and product projects inside the parent folder of the XText project.
4. Open the parent folder and edit the pom file inside. You must add the plugin project to the list of the modules of the XText child projects:
3. Put the folders associated with the plugin and product projects inside the parent folder of the XText project.
4. Open the parent folder and edit the pom file inside. You must add the plugin project to the list of the modules of the XText child projects.
In the pom.xml you must find where all children modules are listed and add the plugin and product projects to the list.
```
<modules>
<module>org.xtext.example.mydsl</module>
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```
5. Start eclipse and import the XText project as Maven project.
You should see in the project explorer that the plugin and prodct projects are now seen as children of org.xtext.example.mydsl.parent project.
You should see in the project explorer that the plugin and product projects are now seen as children of org.xtext.example.mydsl.parent project.