JFace libraries stand-alone download (not picked from Eclipse plug-ins)

Question

I would like to use all of the JFace functionality but include in my project only the very minimum in terms of external jars.

Is it possible to download the typical .jars required to build an SWT/JFace app without having to download Eclipse first and then to pick the right files out of the plugins directory?

e.g. these files..

• org.eclipse.core.commands_.jar
• org.eclipse.equinox.common_.jar
• org.eclipse.jface_.jar
• org.eclipse.osgi_.jar
• org.eclipse.ui.workbench_.jar
• ...

Is it even possible to map classes to jar files and download links for said files?

Note: I am looking for the "official library files download page" (a little bit like this page for SWT: http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/R-4.2.1-201209141800/#SWT), not a "look-up service" like: http://www.jarfinder.com

Here is what I picked out of my eclipse-SDK-4.2.2-macosx-cocoa-x86_64 folder, but it felt like trial and error:

• org.eclipse.core.commands_3.6.2.v20130123-162658.jar
• org.eclipse.core.commands.source_3.6.2.v20130123-162658.jar
• org.eclipse.equinox.common_3.6.100.v20120522-1841.jar
• org.eclipse.equinox.common.source_3.6.100.v20120522-1841.jar
• org.eclipse.jface_3.8.102.v20130123-162658.jar
• org.eclipse.jface.databinding_1.6.0.v20120912-132807.jar
• org.eclipse.jface.databinding.source_1.6.0.v20120912-132807.jar
• org.eclipse.jface.source_3.8.102.v20130123-162658.jar
• org.eclipse.jface.text_3.8.2.v20121126-164145.jar
• org.eclipse.jface.text.source_3.8.2.v20121126-164145.jar
• org.eclipse.osgi_3.8.2.v20130124-134944.jar
• org.eclipse.osgi.services_3.3.100.v20120522-1822.jar
• org.eclipse.osgi.services.source_3.3.100.v20120522-1822.jar
• org.eclipse.osgi.source_3.8.2.v20130124-134944.jar
• org.eclipse.osgi.util_3.2.300.v20120913-144807.jar
• org.eclipse.osgi.util.source_3.2.300.v20120913-144807.jar
• org.eclipse.ui.workbench_3.104.0.v20130204-164612.jar
• org.eclipse.ui.workbench.source_3.104.0.v20130204-164612.jar
• org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor_3.8.0.v20120523-1310.jar
• org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor.source_3.8.0.v20120523-1310.jar

Alinaaline

Here's the SWT download page. eclipse.org/swt You'll need to download the SWT files for your specific environment (Windows, Linux). – Borecole

I am asking specifically for JFace and not SWT? – Alinaaline

SWT includes JFace. JFace components are built from SWT. – Borecole

@GilbertLeBlanc SWT do not include JFace. JFace extends SWT and is dependent on SWT. – Soppy

Answer 1

You can either choose Eclipse RCP SDK, or go for the whole Eclipse SDK (JFace Text, for example, is only available in the latter). You'll have to dig up the desired jars and sources from the plugins directory.

JFace is available in those distributions. For some unfathomable reason, it is not available as a stand-alone download.

Mittiemittimus