Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2006 16:20:28 +0200 From: "Ronald Klop" <ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org> To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: adding plugins (was: Re: Q) eclipse 3.2 (Callisto)) Message-ID: <op.tfa3gezr8527sy@guido.klop.ws> In-Reply-To: <20060829154200.661aa9e3@localhost> References: <970c0a6b0607280839qc05e2b8p51118955745b7cda@mail.gmail.com> <20060828161538.GI89053@vision.anyware> <44F332FF.5050809@appriss.com> <op.te0bpbbu8527sy@guido.klop.ws> <20060829150400.739ae7d2@localhost> <1156828956.62479.4.camel@triton.mcneil.com> <20060829154200.661aa9e3@localhost>
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On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:42:00 +0200, Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> wrote: > On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:22:36 -0700 > Sean McNeil <sean@mcneil.com> wrote: > >> The big problem that I see is there are a number of plugins that have >> decayed and no longer install. At lease I've seen posts to eclipse@ >> about this. Perhaps they have been updated by now, but what I saw was >> that the download was no longer valid. >> > > hmm not sure.. i've installed several over the last couple of weeks and > there > are all still valid. > >> If this is the case, then just update them all to 3.2 or compatible. If >> there is enough interest, then make an eclipse31. But it seems like it >> will just get harder to maintain the older version as time marches on. > > sure , i was trying to avoid the case where we push eclipse to 3.2, but > there > isn't enough push/ time to upgrade the plugins fast enough. I can easily > install from the update manager....so I guess everyone else can too (as > long as > you remember to sudo eclipse first ;) ).... so i guess it isn't that > important :) > B In stead of 'sudo eclipse' you can also add an 'extension location' in your home-directory and tell eclipse to install plugins there. This works very well for 100% Java plugins. A lot of the Callisto plugins can also be installed (and used) this way by non-root users. Ronald. -- Ronald Klop Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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