Download FindBugs unzip it in a folder

FindBugs download url

Set up your project in XDepend

Launch XDepend
Choose Create: Project
In the New XDepend Project window fill in :
- Name with a name for your analyse ex: FindBugs_1.7.3
- Location with the FindBugs_1.7.3 folder path you unziped(you may use the browse button)
Click on the view folder button
The window is divided into four parts
- (1) is where to put all folders that contains sources, application and tiers jars (that will be scanned to find dependencies and sources during analyses)
- (2) shows the content of the folder selected in (1)
- (3) is meant to list application jars that are will be analysed
- (4) shows some usefull about missing tiers jars or packages

Drag and drop FindBugs jars into (FindBugs_1.7.3\lib\findbugs.jar and FindBugs_1.7.3\lib\findbugs-ant.jar) into panel (3) (or use the browse button):

You may have noticed that

Clic on the run analysis button or push F5
Three things will happen now
- A bottom panel shows you information about analysis execution
- An html report will be generated and open using your default browser
- A window will open asking if you want to load the project analysis, click yes

Some figures :
findbugs.jar
1.3.0