[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: Old version of Eclipse Ide for Java EE devel

[Denis Roy <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, the thread immediately below this one [1] is perhaps the main 
reason the links are not on the main download page.  I'll post more on 
the bug, as that's the most relevant place.

D.


[1] 
http://www.eclipse.org/newsportal/article.php?id=20324&group=eclipse.newcomer#20324

(the person asking about the difference between the packages, despite 
there being a link called "compare packages" and "find out more" links 
peppered throughout the page




Ed Merks wrote:
> Matti,
>
> You might want to comment on 
> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=208381.  I'm a bit 
> frustrated that some folks seem to believe that it's somehow better if 
> it's hard to find older (any other) downloads from the main download 
> page.  Yet I see folks getting lost because of this constantly.  :-(
>
> You'll need to assemble older installs yourself from the separate 
> downloadable pieces, e.g.,
>
>     http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/
>     http://www.eclipse.org/modeling/emf/downloads/?project=
>
>
> Matti Husu wrote:
> > Hello, I'm trying to complete a use case of model weaving. It turned 
> > out there is some compatibility issues. Is it possible to download old 
> > version of Eclipse Ide for Java EE developers? It would be easy to 
> > download everything (not atl and amw though)in same download? If this 
> > is not possible, how to download old versions separately? Like all 
> > (Eclipse, EMF, ATL, AMW etc) reflecting the situation of, say June 2007.
> >
> > -Regards Matti

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