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Re: Installing Oxygen on my computer [message #1797213 is a reply to message #1797212] |
Sun, 28 October 2018 15:42 |
Anne Creek Messages: 275 Registered: September 2014 |
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David, thanks.
Your reply is very helpful.
Would you know where I can get CORRECT version of Java too?
I have unknown version of Oxygen I tried to install and got ton of "...you need Java 1.8..."
I am not sure how I managed to make Oxygen April 2018 to "work" but I know Match 2018 was much more "user friendly / predictable ".
Actually - as a follow -up question , if do not mind -
HOW do I tell my current version of Oxygen WHICH Java version it is using?
I know I can query for Java proper, but have no idea what Oxygen is actually using.
It seems very odd that Eclipse , Oxygen in particular , needs such "ancient" version of Java.
Addendum
Successfully installed and running Oxygen #3 (March 2018)
No longer have to close / open project to update dirty source files.
The key is - "installer" does not install older versions of anything!
Now busy cleaning up the mess of various "versions" of Eclipse.
Lesson learn - if it ain't broke DO NOT UPDATE !
Hopefully case closed , but NOT SOLVED!
SORRY FOR THE HIJACK!
[Updated on: Sun, 28 October 2018 16:57] Report message to a moderator
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Re: Installing Oxygen on my computer [message #1801429 is a reply to message #1797213] |
Fri, 18 January 2019 22:12 |
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Anne Creek wrote on Sun, 28 October 2018 11:42
Actually - as a follow -up question , if do not mind -
HOW do I tell my current version of Oxygen WHICH Java version it is using?
I know I can query for Java proper, but have no idea what Oxygen is actually using.
It seems very odd that Eclipse , Oxygen in particular , needs such "ancient" version of Java.
For that first part, in the About dialog hit the Installation Details button. The Configuration tab of that dialog then contains the Java system properties for what's being used to run Eclipse (and a lot more). You'll need to scroll down a page or two.
For the second, it's tied to the changes in Oracle's support policies: https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/java-se-support-roadmap.html . 8 only seems ancient because 9 and 10 were only current for 6 months each (and are already out of support in favor of 11, which will be around longer).
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Nitin Dahyabhai
Eclipse Web Tools Platform
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