Can't find a Home directory for SDK
Through another forum I found this tool which is (I hope) what I have been looking for, but I can't get started.
I was recommended to press Ctrl-Alt-Shift-S to get to the Project Structure to add a SDK, I both wan't to add a IntelliJ IDEA Plugin SDK and a Android SDK, but the recommendation to set the directory of the SDK (which I found somewhere) to the home directory of IntelliJ IDEA is not accepted.
Should I download something or do I just need to find the correct directory on my computer? I tried to uninstall, reboot and reinstall whitout success!
I'm running version 11.0.1 build # IC-111.167 and have JDK 1.6.0_29 on a Windows 7 computer.
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Anyone? I'm really interested in using this IDE.
I don't even know what file I'm looking for so I can't search it and I tried to Google but couldn't find any relevant answers!
Hi Michael,
Why do you want to configure the Plugin SDK? What kind of setup do you want to perform - java project, android project, something else?
Denis
Isn't that the way I need to create a project?
I'm totally new in this very environment but I haven't been able to create only a simple project that I can compile and execute!
IJ supports quite a few languages and platforms (java, php, js, css, flex etc). What kind of project do you want to setup?
Denis
Primarly java, may be more later, but if I can get started now with java (not javascript) I'll be satisfied.
Ok, please check this tutorial then.
Denis
Thanx, I will do that!
I try step by step on the page http://wiki.jetbrains.net/intellij/Setting_up_a_project_in_IntelliJ_IDEA#Prerequisites but when I press the Configre-button on Image 5 I don't get Image 6, instead I get the image that I attached in this post.
I tried lots of directories in the IntelliJ-installation and my Java compiler but I only get the message The selected directory is not a valid home for JSDK, and I don't know where to find it.
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Select Home Directory for JSDK.png
You should download and install a jdk and point its location at the file chooser that you get after clicking 'Configure' button.
Denis
Thanx a lot, now it's working as desired and I can create, compile and run my programs within the IDE.
Do need a separate SDK to be able to create Android programs and where can I find that SDK?
Please check this reference page for more details about the Android setup.
Denis
Thanx again, you have been very helpful!
You are welcome
Denis
instead of pointing to path_to_java_folder/java/jdkx.x.x./bin/ point to path_to_java_folder/java/jdkx.x.x/ IntelliJ fails if you just point to the bin folder.