RE: [geclipse-dev] switching to Ganymede / Eclipse 3.4

["Ken Meacham" <kem@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Markus,

Thanks for the info. I'll give it a go sometime this week...

Cheers,

Ken. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: geclipse-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:geclipse-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Markus Knauer
> Sent: 18 August 2008 21:32
> To: 'Developer mailing list'
> Subject: [geclipse-dev] switching to Ganymede / Eclipse 3.4
> 
> Status of the switch:
> 
> * Nightly build is driven by Eclipse 3.4, but it still 
> compiles against a 3.3/Europa target - this is one of the 
> remaining steps.
> 
> * EPP packages are built against Eclipse 3.4 / Ganymede from 
> now on; they are building but I expect some minor issues.
> 
> * I created two Yoxos profiles to make the switch to 
> 3.4/Ganymede as easy as possible. Maybe there are some 
> volunteers out there who want to give it a try and send me 
> some feedback about it before everybody switches to 3.4/Ganymede. 
> Maybe we can discuss this in the call tomorrow.
> 
> %< 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------
> 
> Yoxos profiles:
> 
> * Open Yoxos-on-Demand http://ondemand.yoxos.com
>   ** Committers with write access to the eclipse.org 
> repository choose in the
>      plug-in explorer:
>      [Public Profiles|Eclipse Contributors|g-Eclipse 
> Development (committer)]
>      direct link: 
> http://ondemand.yoxos.com/geteclipse/start?profiles=868129468_
> 1219065557293723646
> 
>   ** Contributors without write access to SVN at eclipse.org choose
>      [Public Profiles|Eclipse Contributors|g-Eclipse Development]
>      direct link: 
> http://ondemand.yoxos.com/geteclipse/start?profiles=868129468_
> 1218707196035418732
> 
> * Start download and unzip the archive
> 
> * Start Eclipse and (*IMPORTANT*) create a new workspace
> 
>   NOTE: If you are behind a proxy, add the appropriate settings in the
>   preferences and restart Eclipse.
> 
> * In the bottom right corner you can find the 'Yoxos 
> Notification' window; by clicking on 'Workspace Provisioning 
> update pending' you can start the workspace provisioning 
> which configures Checkstyle, Mylyn, many preferences settings 
> (Java compiler warnings, etc.) and pulls the complete code 
> from SVN and CVS repositories.
> 
>   NOTE 1: Before the provisioning process checks out the 
> projects from CVS,
>   you will be asked for your username and password. Enter your user
>   credentials (or 'anoncvs' as username).
> 
>   NOTE 2: Subversion: This package contains Subversive with 
> two different
>   connectors. By default it uses SVNKit 1.1.7, but some other 
> SVN command
>   line tools of your operating system may require a newer 
> version (e.g. 
>   Debian). In that case you can switch to SVNKit 1.2.0 in the 
> preferences.
> 
> * Re-enable the automatic build [Projects|Build 
> Automatically] after your new workspace has been created.
> 
> As a result you end up with a completely separate 
> 3.4/Ganymede based g-Eclipse development environment and your 
> old installation remains untouched. Check your new 
> eclipse.ini file and compare it with your old one - maybe you 
> need special JVM or memory settings on your computer.
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