So, you could for example upgrade the CVS feature or the PDE feature from 3.2.0 to 3.2.1, but not eclipse.exe itself. However, in Eclipse 3.3 or earlier, it is NOT possible to upgrade the Eclipse platform itself, only its features. The Update Manager will visit the Update site(s) for all your installed features/plugins and offer updates if any exist. > Search for updates of the currently installed features. If you're using Europa (3.3) and below: Run the Update Manager, using Help > Software Updates > Find and Install. Select 'Update', and proceed through the wizard if updates are found.If nothing is selected, it will search for updates to all installed software Select one or more installed items to be upgraded.Switch to the 'Installed Software' pane.If you're using Ganymede (3.4): To upgrade installed software, do the following: From Neon to Oxygen and later, the usual upgrade process detailed above works. So to use Eclipse Neon IDE, you have to go for a #Fresh Install. If interested in the technical details, see bug 332989 and bug 490515. Upgrading from Mars (4.5) and older Eclipse IDE package to Neon (4.6) is NOT supported NOTE: Due to structural changes you cannot update from a Mars (or prior) all-in-one package to a Neon version. Older versions (deprecated) Upgrading from previous versions to Neon (4.6) is NOT supported Start Eclipse with "Run as administrator.". If Eclipse IDE is installed in a restricted directory, upgrades may require administrator privileges to succeed and may fail with error messages claiming "Only one of the following can be installed:" otherwise. The workspace is forward compatible, but might not be backward compatible. The workspace will be migrated to a newer version and the Eclipse IDE will reuse all configurations. When you start a new version of Eclipse IDE, you can use the same existing workspace folder that you were using with the older version. We strongly recommend against installing/unzipping over your existing version of Eclipse IDE as it may corrupt your installation. To do so, download a new build from the Eclipse download website ( ) and run the installer or unzip the archive in a new directory. If you prefer not performing an update (for example because some 3rd-party content is not ready for the current release of Eclipse IDE and the update reports conflicts), you can still download a fresh install of the Eclipse IDE and install it in another location on your filesystem, and use it together with the previous version. (this is the same URL that will be used for release). The only difference is that you should add the 2 following URLs as Available sites before running Check for updates in order to let Eclipse IDE locate the milestones/release-candidates: The same process as above can be used to enable update to milestones or release candidates of the Eclipse IDE (which have already been partially tested before being published, but might still contain unknown issues for you to report to Bugzilla). The similar workflow can be used to hide and disable automatic proposal of major upgrades.īeta-testing milestones and release candidates Enable the Latest Eclipse release repository by ticking the checkbox.Open the Available Software Sites preference page. To always enable major upgrades of your IDE once and for all: Performing a full relaunch should display the new version number.
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