Eclipse 3.3.1 build
Mike Bowie
mbowie at buzmo.com
Wed Oct 17 09:49:30 PDT 2007
Doing a bit of a 'Greg' and replying to myself...
> Greg,
>
> Have you had a chance to take a look at Ken's 3.3.1 port? I've been
> using it for a couple of days now and so far it's certainly as groovy as
> the 3.3 that we have in eclipse-devel.
>
> What do you think about kicking eclipse-devel up to 3.3.1? From what I
> can see, 3.3.1 is the current release on eclipse.org and it sure would
> be nice to be even that little bit closer to getting in step with their
> releases.
>
> As Ken mentioned, 3.3.1 doesn't need launchersrc.zip, which I'm sure
> you'll agree is a good step forward. Ken has identified a couple of
> minor issues with it, but as it turns out, they all appear to be in the
> 3.3 build too.
>
> I know 3.3 only just made it into cvs and it does seem a shame to stomp
> if so swiftly, but I think 3.3.1 is more desirable candidate for
> eventual merge into java/eclipse.
>
> OT: Nice switcheroo on the Makefile for 3.3... works like a charm!
>
> Let me know your thoughts,
>
> Mike.
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One caveat I failed to mention, is that 3.3.1 doesn't build with jdk1.5
so far. The instructions indicate that it should, but Ken hasn't had
any success as far as I know and I've not looked at it.
That may throw a spanner in the works for some.
Cheers,
Mike.
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