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Thu, 23 July 2015 10:49

Eclipse User

I'm finding pages for both "M" and "R" versions of the packages.

Unfortunately M and R are very short words so google and eclipse forum search is failing me.

What's the difference between these?

Re: M package, R package [message #1702662 is a reply to message #1702622]

Thu, 23 July 2015 16:39

Eclipse User

Examples?

Re: M package, R package [message #1702663 is a reply to message #1702662]

Thu, 23 July 2015 16:57

Eclipse User

https://eclipse.org/downloads/packages/all

Re: M package, R package [message #1702674 is a reply to message #1702663]

Fri, 24 July 2015 00:36

Eclipse User

Am 23.07.2015 um 22:57 schrieb Gerard Weatherby:
> https://eclipse.org/downloads/packages/all
R = Release
SR = Service Release
RC = Release Candidate
M = Milestone

Contradicting the page title, milestones and release candidates are not releases, they're "just" coordinated builds with
more testing than "normal" builds.

Cheers
/Eike

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Re: M package, R package [message #1768158 is a reply to message #1702674]

Fri, 14 July 2017 04:41

Eclipse User

Nice reply, but it does not seem clear if "Neon 1", "Neon 2" and "Neon 3" are exceptions to the "R" convention (since they have RC each ) or if they are some another type of build.

[Updated on: Fri, 14 July 2017 18:26] by Moderator

Re: M package, R package [message #1768188 is a reply to message #1768158]

Fri, 14 July 2017 09:07

Eclipse User

Neon.1, Neon.2, etc are "update" releases that typically come 2 or three times per year (in between the major releases every June) - think of them as minor releases. You can see the schedule (recent past and near future) at https://wiki.eclipse.org/Simultaneous_Release . They are indeed full "releases" as opposed to "builds" like M(ilestone) and R(elease) C(andidate).

Re: M package, R package [message #1768227 is a reply to message #1768188]

Fri, 14 July 2017 18:32

Eclipse User

Thanks for the reply. At the current moment, what version would one use if looking for a good balance between latest feature and stable/time tested version of eclipse. Neon.3?

Re: M package, R package [message #1768229 is a reply to message #1768227]

Sat, 15 July 2017 01:26

Eclipse User

Oxygen is the latest release: https://eclipse.org/oxygen/

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