2. Installation

Cupid is available for installation in the Eclipse Marketplace. To install Cupid, follow these steps:

  • If you don’t already have it, install Java 8.
  • Download and install Eclipse for Parallel Application Developers from eclipse.org. You can use the Eclipse Installer which helps to manage multiple installations of Eclipse.
  • Start Eclipse and select Help–>Eclipse Marketplace from the menu.
  • In the Marketplace window, search for “Cupid”. Click the “Install” button to install Cupid. Once installed, you will be prompted to restart Eclipse.

2.1. Verify that Cupid is Installed

To verify that Cupid is installed, view the Eclipse Installation Details by selecting Help -> About Eclipse from the Eclipse menu and clicking Installation Details. You should see Cupid in the list of installed software.

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