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Eclipse "Platform" download for Indigo [message #726129]

Fri, 16 September 2011 16:18

Douglas

Messages: 7
Registered: September 2011

Junior Member

I encountered this issue with CDT
bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=344009#attach_200327

The fix is in 8.0.1 which I tried to download and install using the Available Site method in Eclipse. It didn't work because I had an older version of Eclipse.

So I went to the Eclipse download site to get Indigo, but there are no "Platform" or "Platform SDK" downloads, so I picked the C/C++ one.

This time I was unable to install the SR1 version of CDT because it conflicts with some EEP package or another. What I guessed was that the C/C++ "feature" is a package deal that can only be upgraded all at once. This is not possible right now as 8.0.1 is not in a feature package.

My older version of Eclipse (3.5) was a "Platform SDK" download which means that it has no features or package deals, but I since I can find no equivalent on the Indigo download page, I downloaded the "for Testers" version. I correctly figured that it would have no CDT plugins, and sure enough I was able to install the SR1 version of CDT in it.

While this does solve the problem for the moment, I'd still like to know how to get a "clean" version of Eclipse that doesn't contain these feature package deals.

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Re: Eclipse "Platform" download for Indigo [message #726132 is a reply to message #726129]

Fri, 16 September 2011 16:20

Doug Schaefer

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Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

CDT 8.0.1 isn't release yet. Once it is, you'll be able to simply "Check for Updates" and get it. Should be end of next week I believe.

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Re: Eclipse "Platform" download for Indigo [message #726133 is a reply to message #726132]

Fri, 16 September 2011 16:26

Douglas

Messages: 7
Registered: September 2011

Junior Member

Thanks Doug, that is good to know, however I still want to know where to get a "featureless version" of Eclipse 3.7. I'm only using Eclipse on this build machine for cross compiling a specific project targeting a specific environment. I'd like to keep it clean and flexible (package deals are neither).

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