Improve set-up docs

[mitchhentges]

I can normally conclude how most tools are set up, but I had a real challenge compiling vala-intellij-plugin and trying to add it to IntelliJ.

It would be awesome if there was documentation for setting up this plugin. There should be links to other documentation for, say, intellij plugin sdk setup, and things unique to vala-intellij-plugin should be documented here.

That would make my life easier, anyway :)

[gregorej]

I understand you would like to compile current plugin version in Intellij?

There is a quick and dirty instruction here that worked for some people. I agree however it is not ideal. I will try to prepare something more friendly and up to date.

Thanks!

P.S. Did you manage to compile it in the end?

[mitchhentges]

No joy, my tests didn't run, and I wasn't sure how exactly that it was integrated into Intellij (how to use it).

I think that I just didn't hook it up properly, so it didn't show up

[gregorej]

Sorry for late response, I was a bit busy with more important things.

Do I understand correctly that you are not able to run the plugin and use it in Intellij?

Or perhaps the issue is that you are not able to compile/build it?

[mitchhentges]

Hah, I think I'll have to go with "all of the above". I couldn't run the tests, because they'd all fail. However, it seemed like the system would build OK. Perhaps I didn't install it properly, because I didn't see any changes to IntelliJ after building it.

There's probably a lot of user error on my part, and that's why having a more clear-cut guide would be awesome :wink:

[activey]

@mitchhentges why dont you paste some error messages/exceptions?

[mitchhentges]

Sure, next time I get around to it, I'll give it a whirl and post my findings. It's been a while :wink: