[aspectj-users] AJDT 1.1.8 available.

[Andrew Clement <CLEMAS@xxxxxxxxxx>]

AJDT 1.1.8 follows hot on the heels
of AJDT 1.1.7 and includes the following bug fixes:

58811 - No syntax highlighting for
.aj files
58810 - Manifests for ajdt plugins
causing trouble in M8
59139 - Editor window doesn't refresh
correctly while typing in 3.0M8 for .aj files 
59153 - Cannot delete unsaved .aj files
from Package Explorer in eclipse 3.0M8
(For the final bug on the list the
fix is partial, it improves the situation but 
 there is still an underlying
JDT problem that occurs).

Based on that list of fixes, you can
choose whether you want to take the update 
now - there are no core compiler changes
in this version.

Now.  Installing the update is
not as straightforward as I had hoped.  Due to 
an error in 1.1.7 the update site URL
for the AJDT feature is wrong, this 
means trying to use the magical update
support in Eclipse won't work from 
1.1.7 to 1.1.8 - but I promise it will
work for 1.1.8 and beyond ! Sorry!

You have three options for installing
1.1.8 - here they are, in no particular 
order, depends on how comfortable you
feel hacking eclipse plugin config files:

Option 1) Fix the incorrect update
site URL in the 1.1.7 feature.
   Modify the URL entry in
"eclipse\features\org.eclipse.aspectj_1.1.7\feature.xml" to
   "http://download.eclipse.org/technology/ajdt/30M8/update".
 Restart eclipse, go 
   through the menus "Help->SoftwareUpdates->FindAndInstall"
and in the dialog that
   appears, select "Search
for updates of the currently installed features" and 
   click Next.  It will
discover 1.1.8 and you can install it from there.

Option 2) Use the 1.1.8 plugin zip
to overwrite 1.1.7
   Download the zip of plugins
for 1.1.8 and unzip it over 1.1.7 - this will 
   give you the new version
(which includes the right update site URL).  To 
   obtain the zip of plugins,
use this link:
     http://download.eclipse.org/technology/ajdt/30M8/update/ajdt_1.1.8_archive.zip
   To install it, unzip this
archive in your eclipse install directory, i.e.
   where the eclipse executable
can be found - unzipping will ensure the right
   parts of ajdt get placed
in the right subdirectories within eclipse.
  
Option 3) Force 1.1.8 on using your
currently defined update site.  
   Go through the eclipse
menus "Help->SoftwareUpdates->FindAndInstall" and
   in the dialog that appears,
select "Search for new features to install" and
   click Next.  Select
your currently defined AJDT Update Site and click Next.
   This will show you 1.1.8
is available which you can then select and install

It is possible to tell Eclipse to automatically
look for updates, you can 
configure this behavior by opening
"Window->Preferences", then open the
"Install/Update" tab on the
left and select the "Automatic Updates" tab.

Andy (who has learned a lot about update
sites quite recently...)