Installing JBoss Tools with Seam

This is to document my experience trying to install JBoss Tools with Seam. Eventually I got all the versions right, but it took a few tries. This looks like the best approach as of 7/15/2008.

1. Download/install JBoss AS 4.2.2.GA
2. Download/install Seam 2.0.2.SP1.
3. Follow the directions here to try tunning the Seam examples. Note: It looks like the seam-issues example is not included on the current GA release of Seam (so it is probably either too old or too new).
4. Download/install Eclipse 3.3.2. As of 7/15/2008 this is the only version that works with JBoss Tools and Seam correctly.
5. Download/install the data tools plugins (and their dependencies -- note the checkbox on the right part of the update dialog box that lets you search for dependencies) directly via the Eclipse update feature; you'll find them in one of the automatically included Eclipse update sites; while you're at it, you might also install the web tools (may not be necessary)
6. Download/install JBossTools 2.1.2.GA from the Eclipse update site directly via the Eclipse update feature
7. Try creating a Seam project (from the Eclipse new project menu) using HSQLDB (there's a driver in the Seam installation); you'll need to point it to your installed JBoss and Seam instances.

This was tested on Windows XP Professional.