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What do these plug-in instructions mean? [message #478789]

Thu, 06 August 2009 18:07

D. Alvarado
Messages: 91
Registered: July 2009

Member

Hi,

I'm using Eclipse 3.4 (Ganymede) on Win XP. I am trying to install a
plug-in called Fortify with Eclipse. The Fortify instructions state

Select Help - Software Updates - Manage Configuration

but when I select Help and Software Updates, I don't see anything labeled
"Manage Configuration" on the next page. Any ideas what they might mean?

The next instruction is

Click "Add an Extension Location"

Thanks, - Dave

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Re: What do these plug-in instructions mean? [message #478810 is a reply to message #478789]

Thu, 06 August 2009 22:25

Eric Rizzo
Messages: 2013
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

D. Alvarado wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using Eclipse 3.4 (Ganymede) on Win XP. I am trying to install a
> plug-in called Fortify with Eclipse. The Fortify instructions state
>
> Select Help - Software Updates - Manage Configuration
>
> but when I select Help and Software Updates, I don't see anything
> labeled "Manage Configuration" on the next page. Any ideas what they
> might mean?
> The next instruction is
>
> Click "Add an Extension Location"

Those instructions are written for Eclipse 3.3 and earlier; the Software
Update UI changed dramatically in 3.4 (and again in 3.5). You should ask
the Fortify developers for instructions to install into 3.4 or 3.5 (or
if it is even compatible with those versions of Eclipse).
If you post the URL of the instructions you are trying to follow, we can
probably offer some guidance in translating the instructions.

Eric

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Re: What do these plug-in instructions mean? [message #478950 is a reply to message #478810]

Fri, 07 August 2009 11:57

D. Alvarado
Messages: 91
Registered: July 2009

Member

Thanks for your reply Eric. They don't have a public URL but here are the
instructions included ...

If you have not configured the Secure Coding Plug-ins for Eclipse:
1. Open Eclipse.
2. Select Help - Software Updates - Manage Configuration.
3. Click Add an Extension Location.
4. Select <Fortify_install_directory>/plugins/eclipse.
5. Click OK.
6. Restart Eclipse, if prompted to do so.
The Fortify Software menu displays.

Thanks for any additional insight, - Dave

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Re: What do these plug-in instructions mean? [message #478957 is a reply to message #478950]

Fri, 07 August 2009 12:18

Eric Rizzo
Messages: 2013
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

D. Alvarado wrote on Fri, 07 August 2009 11:57

OK, that's pretty easy. You just need to copy what is in the <Fortify_install_directory>/plugins/eclipse directory into the dropins/ directory under your Ganymede installation and restart Eclipse. It might be required to use the -clean command-line argument the first time you restart, but probably not.
Note that there is no garauntee that these plug-ins are compatible or will function correctily with Eclipse 3.4 - you'll have to try and/or ask the vendor about that.

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Re: What do these plug-in instructions mean? [message #543810 is a reply to message #478957]

Wed, 30 June 2010 11:59

Sanjay Singh
Messages: 1
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

For eclipse 3.5 and above follow below below steps:

1. open command prompt and change directory to <Fortify Home>\plugins\eclipse\features\com.fortify.plugin.analysis\bin
2. Run eclipsepostinstall.bat
3. Select option 1 to set eclipse dir
4. Select option 2 to install
5. Install eclipse with clean option

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