Is possible install Eclipse IDE in a Galaxy Tab?

Question

Since Eclipse can run in Linux and this tablet has the new Honeycomb (Linux Kernel), can Eclipse IDE run in Android Honeycomb ?

I know that isn't pretty much comfortable coding in a tablet, but I'd want to use for UML modeling.

Solution 1

Android (despite its Linux roots) is far from capable of running Eclipse IDE as is. Not only is the hardware inadequate for supporting such a large application, but Android lacks a full Java SE JVM (Dalvik is a subset) and SWT (Eclipse UI framework) implementation for native Android UI controls does not exist. On Linux, SWT implementations exist only for GTK and Motif.

You may be interested in project Orion, which is an effort at eclipse.org to create Eclipse-like experience in the browser. I understand that people have been able to use Orion from a mobile browser on devices such as the one on the iPad.

http://mmilinkov.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/introducing-orion/

Solution 2

No you can't.

But who forbid you to connect to your computer using VNC? You can access your Eclipse or whatever application you want.

Solution 3

You can't run Eclipse but you can try AIDE:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aide.ui

It is compatible with the Eclipse project file format, has a fast editor with syntax highlighting and supports the full edit-compile-run cycle.

Solution 4

1.) The latest Android tablets ARE now powerful enough to run software like the Eclipse IDE in fact they are more powerful than the Intel and AMD processor machines that Eclipse was originally developed to run on.

2.) The tablet is a useful tool for graphical modelling techniques and the addition of an external wireless keyboard can improve input of code in a text editor.

3.) There is a lack of support for Java SE runtime for Android.

4.) Limited Android root access on the standard commercially supplied Tablets make it impossible to access OS features and install, compile or access development tools without additional 3rd party applications.

5.) AIDE does provide a method to write and run code on Android but the free version is extremely limited and the commercial (paid) version is nowhere near as powerful or comprehensive as the freely available Eclipse for Windows or Linux.

Solution 5

You can use DroidDevelop. DroidDevelop allows to create native Android application on your mobile device. You don't need to install Android SDK, Eclipce and an other desktop program for Windows or Linux to start programing for Android.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.assoft.DroidDevelop

http://en.assoft.ru/droiddevelop

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