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Plugins! How do i use them? [message #652755] Sun, 06 February 2011 07:01 Go to next message
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Plugin! How do i use them? Where are they after i installed them? What changed? Why is it not documented? And when it is, why do i not find it in the help-files?

Why can't be there just a new Button or new Menu Entry, after i installed one, just like in thousands other Development Envirements?

If this is something other than in other IDE, then why not mention the differences?

I installed several Plugin and can't use them, because i simply don't find them. What the fuck?

Also: I didn't found a subforum, that fits this. So i posted it here.
Re: Plugins! How do i use them? [message #652756 is a reply to message #652755] Sun, 06 February 2011 07:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Hi,
How did you install your plugins? Have you placed them in the plugins directory of your eclipse installation or you installed it through the IDE. In either way, you can see whether your plugins are properly installed or not by going to Help-> About Eclipse. Click "Installation Details" button there and go to "Plugins" tab and check whether the plugin you installed exists there or not.
Re: Plugins! How do i use them? [message #652770 is a reply to message #652755] Sun, 06 February 2011 10:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
On 2011.02.06 5:01, KainvNod@hotmail.com wrote:
> Plugin! How do i use them? Where are they after i installed them? What
> changed? Why is it not documented? And when it is, why do i not find it
> in the help-files?
>
> Why can't be there just a new Button or new Menu Entry, after i
> installed one, just like in thousands other Development Envirements?
>
> If this is something other than in other IDE, then why not mention the
> differences?
>
> I installed several Plugin and can't use them, because i simply don't
> find them. What the fuck?
>
> Also: I didn't found a subforum, that fits this. So i posted it here.

In modern Eclipse (since Galileo at least), after best-practice
installation (i.e.: using Help -> Install New Software), they fall under
eclipse/plugins.

For plug-ins that are not set up for installation via the IDE (best
practice), you may still drop them into a subdirectory under Eclipse:
eclipse/dropins.

Once installed by either means, you should find them via Help -> About
Eclipse -> Installation Details. Check the Installed Software and/or
Plug-ins tabs.

It's considered very bad form to use profanity and obscenity in public
forums.

Yes, this is the best forum for this question.
Re: Plugins! How do i use them? [message #652784 is a reply to message #652755] Sun, 06 February 2011 12:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Obviously, not one of the Plugins has been properly installed. I tried over Help -> Software Updates -> Find and Install.

The one, i really care about is the Java Decompiler you can find here: http://java.decompiler.free.fr/
There is even a Step-by-Step-Manual for it. Problem is: It just don't work.

I really don't know how i get this to work, so please, help me.

[Updated on: Sun, 06 February 2011 12:51] by Moderator

Re: Plugins! How do i use them? [message #652934 is a reply to message #652784] Mon, 07 February 2011 10:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
On 06-Feb-11 10:47, KainvNod@hotmail.com wrote:
> Obiously, not one of the Plugins has been properly installed.
>
> The one, i really care about is the Java Decompiler you can find here:
> http://java.decompiler.free.fr/
>
> I really don't know how i get this to work, so please, help me.

It seems to install and uninstall for me.

I went to Help -> Install New Software, then added it (by clicking Add,
typing in Java Decompiler as an arbitrary name, then the
URL--http://java.decompiler.free.fr/jd-eclipse/update), and then waiting
for it to install (confirming that I wanted to install it and accepting
a certificate).

I'm using Eclipse Helios (3.6).

It also uninstalled cleanly (Help -> About Eclipse -> Installation
Details, then select the software and click Uninstall).

It appears that Emmanuel Dupuy did a fine job on the install/uninstall
aspect of his plug-in.
Re: Plugins! How do i use them? [message #653211 is a reply to message #652755] Tue, 08 February 2011 16:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
I tried now Jad for Java Decompiler and tried to use JadClipse (http://jadclipse.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page) as a Plugin as a GUI for Eclipse. Again, i follow the manual strictly. For what i understand, i just had to open a .class-File now.

Well, it dosn't work either. I just got an error that says: "The Class File Viewer cannot handle the given Input."

So, at this Point, i pretty much gave up, deleted Eclipse and will now try another IDE and Decompiler for Java.

Best Regards
Re: Plugins! How do i use them? [message #653250 is a reply to message #653211] Tue, 08 February 2011 21:25 Go to previous message
Eclipse UserFriend
On 2011.02.08 14:31, KainvNod@hotmail.com wrote:
> I tried now Jad for Java Decompiler and tried to use JadClipse
> (http://jadclipse.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page) as a Plugin
> as a GUI for Eclipse. Again, i follow the manual strictly. For what i
> understand, i just had to open a .class-File now.
>
> Well, it dosn't work either. I just got an error that says: "The Class
> File Viewer cannot handle the given Input."
>
> So, at this Point, i pretty much gave up, deleted Eclipse and will now
> try another IDE and Decompiler for Java.
>
> Best Regards

Good luck with that.

What you've not realized is that your Java Decompiler isn't Eclipse.
It's only a plug-in.
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