Installation using the ZIP file

First steps:

Make sure to check the System Requirements before installing the product.
Make sure Eclipse is not running.
Download the ZIP file that is appropriate for your Eclipse version. If you want to use the installer instead, see Installation using the Installer.

Installation using ZIP file (prior to 3.4)
Installation using ZIP file into Eclipse 3.4
Installation using ZIP file under RAD7

Installation using Zip files

Please make sure to download the correct zip file version for the version of Eclipse you are installing it into.

There are two ways you can install the zip file:

Option 1. Install directly into your Eclipse root directory

Unzip the files into your Eclipse root directory while making sure to preserve the folder structure within the ZIP file. This will add the product features and plug-ins to your existing Eclipse features and plug-in directories.
Before starting Eclipse, delete everything in your \eclipse\configuration directory except for your config.ini file. This is to avoid a common Eclipse 3.x plugin cache bug.

Option 2: Install using a link file

Select a location outside of your Eclipse installation and create an "eclipse" subdirectory. For example: C:\Program Files\Instantiations\RCP Developer\eclipse. Unzip the files into the "eclipse" subdirectory. This will add "features" and "plugins" subdirectories to the "eclipse" directory.
Next, create a link file (text file) that contains a single line specifying the full path to the product location. Example: path=C:/Program Files/Instantiations/RCP Developer. Save the text file in your main <eclipse>\links directory with a file extension of .link. You may have to create the links subdirectory if it does not exist. Example: c:\dev\eclipse\links\com.instantiations.rcpdeveloper.link
Before starting Eclipse, delete everything in your \eclipse\configuration directory except for your config.ini file. This is to avoid a common Eclipse 3.x plugin cache bug.

Option 3: Install using an extension location

Select a location outside of your Eclipse installation and create an "eclipse" subdirectory. For example: C:\Program Files\Instantiations\RCP Developer\eclipse. Unzip the files into the "eclipse" subdirectory. This will add "features" and "plugins" subdirectories to the "eclipse" directory.
Create a .eclipseextension file and save it in your \RCP Developer\eclipse directory. The file should have the following content:
name=RCP Developer
id=com.instantiations.rcpdeveloper
version=3.5.0
Before starting Eclipse, delete everything in your \eclipse\configuration directory except for your config.ini file. This is to avoid a common Eclipse 3.x plugin cache bug. Launch Eclipse and open Help > Sofware Updates > Manage Configuration. Click Add an Extension Location and browse to where you saved the .eclipseextension file. For example your \RCP Developer\eclipse directory. Re-start Eclipse when prompted.

Installing into Eclipse 3.4

See information about a p2 bug in Eclipse 3.4.

Using the Dropins folder
Unzip the file into a new directory within your Eclipse \dropins directory. Your \dropins directory structure should look something like this:
            \dropins
                    \rcpdeveloper
\eclipse
                            \features
                            \plugins

See the Eclipse wiki page for a list of supported dropins format.

Installation using ZIP file under RAD7

Please make sure you downloaded the correct zip file version. For RAD7, you should download the zip file for Eclipse 3.2.

Using an extension location

Select a location outside of your RAD installation and create an "eclipse" subdirectory. For example: C:\Program Files\Instantiations\RCP Developer\eclipse. Unzip the files into the "eclipse" subdirectory. This will add "features" and "plugins" subdirectories to the "eclipse" directory.
Next, create a text file and call it ".eclipseextension" within the "C:\Program Files\Instantiations\RCP Developer\\eclipse" directory. This file should contain the name of the product, the product id and version number.

For Example:
name=RCP Developer
id=com.instantiations.rcpdeveloper
version=3.5.0
Start the IDE (RAD7) and go to Help > Software Updates > Manage Configuration. Click Add an Extension Location and browse to the C:\Program Files\Instantiations\RCP Developer\eclipse directory created earlier and click OK. Select Yes when asked to restart the IDE.