| AJDT 1.1.8 available [message #578983] |
Wed, 21 April 2004 09:59 |
 Andrew Clement
Messages: 162
Registered: July 2009 |
Senior Member |
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AJDT 1.1.8 follows hot on the heels of AJDT 1.1.7 and includes the
following bug fixes:
58811 - No syntax highlighting for .aj files
58810 - Manifests for ajdt plugins causing trouble in M8
59139 - Editor window doesn't refresh correctly while typing in 3.0M8 for
aj files
59153 - Cannot delete unsaved .aj files from Package Explorer in eclipse
3.0M8
(For the final bug on the list the fix is partial, it improves the
situation but
there is still an underlying JDT problem that occurs).
Based on that list of fixes, you can choose whether you want to take the
update
now - there are no core compiler changes in this version.
Now. Installing the update is not as straightforward as I had hoped. Due
to
an error in 1.1.7 the update site URL for the AJDT feature is wrong, this
means trying to use the magical update support in Eclipse won't work from
1.1.7 to 1.1.8 - but I promise it will work for 1.1.8 and beyond ! Sorry!
You have three options for installing 1.1.8 - here they are, in no
particular
order, depends on how comfortable you feel hacking eclipse plugin config
files:
Option 1) Fix the incorrect update site URL in the 1.1.7 feature.
Modify the URL entry in
"eclipse\features\org.eclipse.aspectj_1.1.7\feature.xml" to
"http://download.eclipse.org/technology/ajdt/30M8/update". Restart
eclipse, go
through the menus "Help->SoftwareUpdates->FindAndInstall" and in the
dialog that
appears, select "Search for updates of the currently installed
features" and
click Next. It will discover 1.1.8 and you can install it from there.
Option 2) Use the 1.1.8 plugin zip to overwrite 1.1.7
Download the zip of plugins for 1.1.8 and unzip it over 1.1.7 - this
will
give you the new version (which includes the right update site URL).
To
obtain the zip of plugins, use this link:
http://download.eclipse.org/technology/ajdt/30M8/update/ajdt _1.1.8_archive.zip
To install it, unzip this archive in your eclipse install directory,
i.e.
where the eclipse executable can be found - unzipping will ensure the
right
parts of ajdt get placed in the right subdirectories within eclipse.
Option 3) Force 1.1.8 on using your currently defined update site.
Go through the eclipse menus "Help->SoftwareUpdates->FindAndInstall" and
in the dialog that appears, select "Search for new features to install"
and
click Next. Select your currently defined AJDT Update Site and click
Next.
This will show you 1.1.8 is available which you can then select and
install
It is possible to tell Eclipse to automatically look for updates, you can
configure this behavior by opening "Window->Preferences", then open the
"Install/Update" tab on the left and select the "Automatic Updates" tab.
Andy (who has learned a lot about update sites quite recently...)
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