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Upgrading from M2 to M5 [message #168428]

Tue, 09 December 2003 19:20

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: james.wowchuk.vcs.com.au

Are there any instructions on doing an upgrade from M2 to M5?

I did a simple unzip to the directory, but got failures on creating Java
PackageExplorer and Hierarchy classes, so I unzipped M2 again and deleted
everything newer than it in the plugins directory.

Do I need to download and unzip M3 & M4 first?

Thanks.

Re: Upgrading from M2 to M5 [message #168438 is a reply to message #168428]

Tue, 09 December 2003 20:09

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: manahan.NOSPAM.ca.ibm.com

Best way is to erase M2 completely and then unzip M5. During development
new versions should be unzipped to a clear directory for best results.

Peter

James Wowchuk wrote:
> Are there any instructions on doing an upgrade from M2 to M5?
>
> I did a simple unzip to the directory, but got failures on creating Java
> PackageExplorer and Hierarchy classes, so I unzipped M2 again and deleted
> everything newer than it in the plugins directory.
>
> Do I need to download and unzip M3 & M4 first?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

Re: Upgrading from M2 to M5 [message #168446 is a reply to message #168438]

Tue, 09 December 2003 20:20

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: bobx.linuxmail.org

Peter Manahan wrote:

> Best way is to erase M2 completely and then unzip M5. During development
> new versions should be unzipped to a clear directory for best results.
>
> Peter
>
> James Wowchuk wrote:
>
>> Are there any instructions on doing an upgrade from M2 to M5?
>>
>> I did a simple unzip to the directory, but got failures on creating Java
>> PackageExplorer and Hierarchy classes, so I unzipped M2 again and deleted
>> everything newer than it in the plugins directory.
>>
>> Do I need to download and unzip M3 & M4 first?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>
I second that. The API is in flux for the 3 series and starting from
scratch is a good way to go.

Robert

Re: Upgrading from M2 to M5 [message #168471 is a reply to message #168446]

Wed, 10 December 2003 00:55

Eclipse User

what about the workspace dir, could I preserv this? the projects and
configurations set (the export/import at least should work) could be
reused.

Emerson Cargnin
http://echofloripa.sytes.net

"Robert" <bobx@linuxmail.org> escreveu na mensagem
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> Peter Manahan wrote:
>
> > Best way is to erase M2 completely and then unzip M5. During development
> > new versions should be unzipped to a clear directory for best results.
> >
> > Peter
> >
> > James Wowchuk wrote:
> >
> >> Are there any instructions on doing an upgrade from M2 to M5?
> >>
> >> I did a simple unzip to the directory, but got failures on creating
Java
> >> PackageExplorer and Hierarchy classes, so I unzipped M2 again and
deleted
> >> everything newer than it in the plugins directory.
> >>
> >> Do I need to download and unzip M3 & M4 first?
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >
> I second that. The API is in flux for the 3 series and starting from
> scratch is a good way to go.
>
> Robert

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Re: Upgrading from M2 to M5 [message #168587 is a reply to message #168471]

Wed, 10 December 2003 04:18

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: marcus.edwards.digitalsteps.com

"Emerson Cargnin" <echofloripa@bol.com.br> wrote in message
news:br68h5$sto$1@eclipse.org...
> what about the workspace dir, could I preserv this? the projects and
> configurations set (the export/import at least should work) could be
> reused.

You may be able to. Give the following a try:
1. Backup the workspace directory to a location outside the eclipse
installation root, call this
<workspace-location>.
2. Install M5
3. When launching the new Eclipse installation, add the command-line
argument -data <workspace-location>
to have Eclipse use your original workspace directory.

This is generally good practice as it means you can complete a clean install
/ upgrade of eclipse without loosing
project settings etc.

HTH,
Marcus

Re: Upgrading from M2 to M5 [message #168804 is a reply to message #168587]

Wed, 10 December 2003 13:15

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: emerson.tre-sc.gov.br

Just clear some ideas to me :

- Do I need to use -data option just in the first time?

- Why in linux it always use the workspace at the home dir and linux the
default is to use the workspace inside the eclipse dir?? Besides, in
linux, if I have the eclipse dir not in the user's home the workspace is
put inside eclipse dir, as in windows.

Marcus Edwards wrote:

> "Emerson Cargnin" <echofloripa@bol.com.br> wrote in message
> news:br68h5$sto$1@eclipse.org...
> > what about the workspace dir, could I preserv this? the projects and
> > configurations set (the export/import at least should work) could be
> > reused.

> You may be able to. Give the following a try:
> 1. Backup the workspace directory to a location outside the eclipse
> installation root, call this
> <workspace-location>.
> 2. Install M5
> 3. When launching the new Eclipse installation, add the command-line
> argument -data <workspace-location>
> to have Eclipse use your original workspace directory.

> This is generally good practice as it means you can complete a clean install
> / upgrade of eclipse without loosing
> project settings etc.

> HTH,
> Marcus

Re: Upgrading from M2 to M5 [message #171972 is a reply to message #168428]

Thu, 18 December 2003 11:27

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: John_Arthorne.oti.com_

Upgrade instructions are always found in the readme file. See
eclipse/readme/readme_eclipse.html, section 5.
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James Wowchuk wrote:
> Are there any instructions on doing an upgrade from M2 to M5?
>
> I did a simple unzip to the directory, but got failures on creating Java
> PackageExplorer and Hierarchy classes, so I unzipped M2 again and deleted
> everything newer than it in the plugins directory.
>
> Do I need to download and unzip M3 & M4 first?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

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