It is not mandatory. You can download basic Java Edition of Eclipse and install GPE plugin.
Following are sufficient to write GWT program.
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Question
I was wondering, does the Google Plugin for Eclipse includes in its dependencies the Java EE perspective ?
Solution
It is not mandatory. You can download basic Java Edition of Eclipse and install GPE plugin.
Following are sufficient to write GWT program.
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OTHER TIPS
No, it's not necessary. You can use this tutorial to create your first project: http://www.gwtproject.org/doc/latest/tutorial/create.html
Here you can find all documentation you need to develop gwt application.