How to install Eclipse IDE for Java EE and Subclipse on Mac OS X Snow Leopard

1. Download Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers from the Eclipse downloads page:
   http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
   Choose the right version for your Mac's architecture. All Macs with Core 2 Duo, i5 or i7 CPUs are 64 bits. Otherwise, choose the 32 bits version.
    
   
2. Uncompress the downloaded package and drop its contents in the Applications folder:

    
   

3. Open the eclipse application. Eclipse will ask for a location to create it's first workspace; choose a folder where you want to store your projects inside your home folder.

Install Subclipse

1. Go to Help / Install new software...
    
   
2. In Work with, specify the URL for the Subclipse update site:
   http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.6.x
    
   
3. Choose these items in the components list:
   • Core SVNKit library
   • Optional JNA library
   • Subclipse
      
     
4. Click Next, review the components to install, click Next again, accept the license agreement and click Finish. Eclipse will download and install all required components for Subclipse.

Integrate IDE with Tomcat 6

You will need to follow these steps for each new workspace you create in Eclipse:

1. Install Tomcat 6 if you haven't already done it.
    
   
2. Right click on the blank space in the Servers tab, and select New / Server from the context menu. (If the Servers tab is hidden, go to Window / Show view... / Servers.)
    
   
3. On the New Server window, select Tomcat v6.0 Server as server type and click Next.
    
   
4. In Tomcat installation directory select the folder where you installed Tomcat (typically /Library/Tomcat) and click Finish.