Bug 365972 - There is no link on the website to download the latest ecj.jar
Summary: There is no link on the website to download the latest ecj.jar
Status: VERIFIED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: JDT
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: Core (show other bugs)
Version: 3.8   Edit
Hardware: PC Mac OS X - Carbon (unsup.)
: P3 major with 2 votes (vote)
Target Milestone: 3.8 M5   Edit
Assignee: Stephan Herrmann CLA
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Reported: 2011-12-07 18:18 EST by Jon Stevens CLA
Modified: 2012-01-23 00:41 EST (History)
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Description Jon Stevens CLA 2011-12-07 18:18:53 EST 
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There is no link on the website to download the latest ecj.jar

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to website. Look for link.
2. Go to google. Look for link.
3. Raise arms in fail.
Comment 1 Stephan Herrmann CLA 2011-12-07 20:31:06 EST 
The link is indeed somewhat hidden currently.

Here's a click sequence from top of www.eclipse.org:

1. _Downloads_
2. Next to "Eclipse Classic 3.7.1" find _Other Downloads_
3. "Eclipse 3.x downloads are _here_"
4. Select the desired release, e.g., _3.7.1_, or _3.8M3_
5. Scroll down to "JDT Core Batch Compiler" and click _http_
6. Select a mirror

As a shortcut: after the first three clicks you are here:
http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/eclipse3x.php

I guess at least the Eclipse 4.x downloads page should eventually have 
all the different items that currently are only on the 3.x page.
I.e., click #3 is needed only because we are in the transition from
3.7 as the main release towards 4.2.
Comment 2 Ayushman Jain CLA 2011-12-08 00:35:54 EST 
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/eclipse/downloads/drops/S-3.8M3-201110271800/ecj-3.8M3.jar

Link for latest 3.8M3 jar
Thanks for the pointer Stephan