This page is intented to guide you through the Eclipse update manager to install or update a feature.
Eclipse 3
Here are all the steps you will have to follow to install a feature. As an example, we will do as if
we were installing Improve's C# plugin for eclipse.
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Open Eclipse.
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Open the Update Manager perspective (Help --> Software Updates --> Find and Install).
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Select "Search for new feature to install" click "Next >"
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Click on the "New remote site" button
Fill the field "Name" with "Improve's Eclipse plugin site",
and "URL" with "http://www.improve-technologies.com/alpha/updates/site.xml".
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A new entry "Improve's Eclipse plugin site" has been added to the window on the left. Expand it till you find
the newest Improve C# plugin feature ("C Sharp Feature x.x.x"). Select the feature and click "Next >"
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Select the latest version of the feature and click "Next >"
Read and accept the license agreement, click "Next >" and then "Install"
Eclipse will install automatically the feature, and you
will be asked whether you want Eclipse to reboot or not. Say yes.
NOTE: features may be unsigned, which will cause Eclipse to ask you whether you want to
install the feature or not. Say yes.
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Once Eclipse has rebooted, you can check that the feature has been installed: open the manage configuration view
(Help --> Software Updates --> Manage configuration).
Expand the tree on the left, and you will find the feature in the list of the installed features.
Eclipse 2
Here are all the steps you will have to follow to install a feature. As an example, we will do as if
we were installing Improve's C# plugin for eclipse.
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Open Eclipse.
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Open the Update Manager perspective (Help --> Software Updates --> Update Manager).
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In the "Feature Updates" view, right-click and do : New --> Site Bookmark...
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Fill the field "Name" with "Improve's Eclipse plugin site",
and "URL" with "http://www.improve-technologies.com/alpha/updates/site.xml".
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A new bookmark "Improve's Eclipse plugin site" has been added. Expand it till you find
the newest Improve C# plugin feature ("C Sharp Feature x.x.x"). If you select the feature,
its description will be displayed in the "Preview" view. You can read the licence agreement
by clicking on the link.
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In order to install the feature, click on the "Install" button in the "Preview" view:
Click "Next" for each page, and then "Finish". For the last page ("Feature Verification"),
click on the "Install" button. Eclipse will install automatically the feature, and you
will be asked whether you want Eclipse to reboot or not. Say yes.
NOTE: features may be unsigned, which will cause Eclipse to ask you whether you want to
install the feature or not. Say yes.
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Once Eclipse has rebooted, you can check that the feature has been installed: expand the
item "Current Configuration" (in the "Install Configuration" view), and you will find the
feature in the list of the installed features.
If you expand "Configuration History", you will see all the previous configurations.
You can save a specific configuration so that you can restore it later: right-click on a
configuration and click "save".
IF YOU ARE BEHIND A PROXY:
You may encounter problems during installation if you're behind a proxy. This is
due to one of Eclipse's current limitation.
To solve the problem, you have two possibilities:
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Download the NetAccess plugin :
[ NetAccess 1.0.0 ].
To install the plugin, you just need to unzip the file in Eclipse plugin
folder. Then start Eclipse.
Go to "Windows -> Preferences -> Workbench -> Net Access", and fill the
page with correct information.
(You can find more information in Eclipse's help.)
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If the first solution does not work, you can install the plugin
manually, as it used to be under Eclipse R1.0. To do so, download
the JAR corresponding to the plugin you want to install.
The plugin JARs are located at
http://www.improve-technologies.com/alpha/updates/plugins/.
For instance, the C# plugin version 2.0.0 is located at:
http://www.improve-technologies.com/alpha/updates/plugins/fr.improve.csharp.ui_2.0.0.jar
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