Comments on: Eclipse Europa: evolution or revolution? http://efford.org/blog/archives/25 Random musings on Python, software engineering, the web & other stuff Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:43:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Sven http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-20189 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:24:34 +0000 http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-20189 I must say this was the best I've read for a very long time! Oh my oh my what a struggle Eclipse on my Suse installation has been. None of the other so-obvious solution have worked, this one worked right away! Thanks a million! I must say this was the best I’ve read for a very long time! Oh my oh my what a struggle Eclipse on my Suse installation has been. None of the other so-obvious solution have worked, this one worked right away!
Thanks a million!

]]> by: Faraz Hussain http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-12473 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 06:17:19 +0000 http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-12473 Pieter, Thanks a lot for this xulrunner tip. I was having the same issue and it resolved it for me too... Pieter,

Thanks a lot for this xulrunner tip. I was having the same issue and it resolved it for me too…

]]> by: Nick http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-11233 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:22:26 +0000 http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-11233 Pieter, thanks a million for that tip. It's fixed the problem for me, too! Pieter, thanks a million for that tip. It’s fixed the problem for me, too!

]]> by: Pieter http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-11171 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 09:07:55 +0000 http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-11171 I had the same problem in the splash screen. It would have been less annoying if the links at least would work properly. But they do not or did not. The were missing the link base (the file:///.. part) This brought me to the idea that this version makes an assumption about an installed component: the html browser part. On my edgy box (new install for other reasons) this wat not the case. I then installed xulrunner (the thingy used by eclipse for its internal rendering in case 0) through synaptic and lo and behold: it worked. I had the same problem in the splash screen. It would have been less annoying if the links at least would work properly. But they do not or did not.
The were missing the link base (the file:///.. part)
This brought me to the idea that this version makes an assumption about an installed component: the html browser part.
On my edgy box (new install for other reasons) this wat not the case.
I then installed xulrunner (the thingy used by eclipse for its internal rendering in case 0) through synaptic and lo and behold: it worked.

]]> by: Annoyed Developer http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-8861 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:44:02 +0000 http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-8861 Boy, this is annoying... if only it was published here: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ Thanks for posting the link... there's no help anywhere else.... especially all these random collected builds of eclipse that have version numbers that don't have any reflection on the baseline eclipse. *sigh* Boy, this is annoying… if only it was published here: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/

Thanks for posting the link… there’s no help anywhere else…. especially all these random collected builds of eclipse that have version numbers that don’t have any reflection on the baseline eclipse.

*sigh*

]]> by: Nick http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-8815 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:43:14 +0000 http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-8815 Brian: referenced JARs should be grouped under their own heading in Package Explorer automatically. The other way of doing this, which also works in 3.2, is to define a user library and add a bunch of JARs to that library by hand.  Eclipse allows you to add a user library to the project build path, which has the same effect as adding all of its contained JARs one-by-one but is obviously quicker and easier.  The other benefit is they they are grouped under a common heading in Package Explorer. Brian: referenced JARs should be grouped under their own heading in Package Explorer automatically.

The other way of doing this, which also works in 3.2, is to define a user library and add a bunch of JARs to that library by hand.  Eclipse allows you to add a user library to the project build path, which has the same effect as adding all of its contained JARs one-by-one but is obviously quicker and easier.  The other benefit is they they are grouped under a common heading in Package Explorer.

]]> by: Joel http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-8786 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:39:14 +0000 http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-8786 This bit me too, I needed to install the 64 bit release. Funny how several years after 64 bit consumer cpus came out, those of us who are actually running 64 bit apps are still early adopters. This bit me too, I needed to install the 64 bit release. Funny how several years after 64 bit consumer cpus came out, those of us who are actually running 64 bit apps are still early adopters.

]]> by: Brian http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-8383 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:48:57 +0000 http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-8383 Hey - I'm new to the eclipse thing and was wondering how you actually group all referenced jar files into a common space - either that, or just hide them. The filters dialog is much different than 3.2 and the peeps here at my new place aren't familiar with how to get it to work the same way. Thanks in advance! Hey - I’m new to the eclipse thing and was wondering how you actually group all referenced jar files into a common space - either that, or just hide them. The filters dialog is much different than 3.2 and the peeps here at my new place aren’t familiar with how to get it to work the same way. Thanks in advance!

]]> by: Ulrich http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-7841 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 17:11:22 +0000 http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-7841 I'm running Eclipse on a 32bit linux machine, but I'm having the same problem (strange Welcome screen). In all other areas, however, the new version feels very stable. Not sure about Mylyn, I only started using it a week ago, but sometimes when I'm typing, it will randomly switch the editor window to another file, which is very annoying. Other than that, highly recommended, though. I’m running Eclipse on a 32bit linux machine, but I’m having the same problem (strange Welcome screen). In all other areas, however, the new version feels very stable.

Not sure about Mylyn, I only started using it a week ago, but sometimes when I’m typing, it will randomly switch the editor window to another file, which is very annoying. Other than that, highly recommended, though.

]]> by: Tristan http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-7012 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:54:49 +0000 http://efford.org/blog/archives/25#comment-7012 Nick, that was it. I just went to the download page and clicked on linux in the box for the C++ development package and it delivered the wrong package. I've eventually found a base eclipse runtime for amd64 and used it to install the C++ environment. All works now (except that it seems 512MB is not enough to run smoothly under Ubuntu 7.04 - Linux and associated software is getting really shit these days. I'm considering moving to WinXP+vs2005 - and I've been Linux-only at home for 9 years so this is no whim). Nick, that was it. I just went to the download page and clicked on linux in the box for the C++ development package and it delivered the wrong package. I’ve eventually found a base eclipse runtime for amd64 and used it to install the C++ environment. All works now (except that it seems 512MB is not enough to run smoothly under Ubuntu 7.04 - Linux and associated software is getting really shit these days. I’m considering moving to WinXP+vs2005 - and I’ve been Linux-only at home for 9 years so this is no whim).

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