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Ajai Gopal
Ajai Gopal

Reputation: 199

Eclipse RCP Platform Migration

Is there any utility/tool that can help in migrating an existing Eclipse RCP 3.6 platform to Eclipse RCP 4.2 (Juno) platform. (I mean an RCP application running in 3.6 platform to 4.2).

Kindly point out if there are any existing guidelines/tips to carry out the same.

Also if there are any downside to migrating to 4.2 platform.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 391

Answers (3)

psuzzi
psuzzi

Reputation: 2277

I did some E3 to E4 migrations for work.

Some documentation on using the above tool is provided on the tool's website and in the website of this page https://www.eclipsecon.org/france2016/session/truth-about-migrating-eclipse-4 (get the pdf)

These are the most useful articles for migrating:

Remember, even if you just use the compatibility layer you could need to change some code, i.e. event management in the handlers.

Bottom line, there are no downsides in migrating to E4. E3 Standalone is not supported anymore, and E4 is a more recent technology, which allow to reduce the boilerplate code. The Eclipse IDE itself runs E3 components, on top of the E4 Compatibility Layer.

My sugggestion: migrate by steps: first use the compat layer. Then, if needed, start moving E4 components using the E4 paradigm.

Upvotes: 0

Jose Renato
Jose Renato

Reputation: 737

I think that this might help: Migrating from Eclipse 3.x to Eclipse 4 (e4)

Upvotes: 1

Qinto
Qinto

Reputation: 205

AFAIK there is no such tool, but you can find some tips and guidelines also at Migrating Eclipse 3.x plug-ins and RCP applications to Eclipse 4 tutorial by Lars Vogel.

Upvotes: 1

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