[news.eclipse.platform] Re: Using databinding 3.3 api in 3.2 codebase ap

[Tom Schindl <tom.schindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

As I understand it now the databinding plugins shipped with Eclipse are
not binary compatible with 3.2 API
(https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=177476) because the
java-compiler is adding references to classes only available since 3.3
although only 3.2 API is used. So you need to checkout the sources from
CVS in a 3.2 env and build them your own. When developing a RCP this
isn't really a problem because when exporting the product eclispe is
packaging everything for you.

Tom

Roland Tepp schrieb:
> Hello,
> 
> For various reasons I am developing (not entirely an RCP) application
> based on Eclipse 3.2 code base and I am considering using the Eclipse
> Data Binding for, well, binding data to SWT widgets...
> 
> From another ng. I read that it is much recommended to use new 3.3 API
> instead of 3.2 as these two are quite a bit different and porting from
> one to another is a frustrating ant time consuming if not difficult
> undertaking.
> 
> So the question to this ng.: Can I use eclipse databinding api/plug-ins
> from 3.3 branch side by side with 3.2 based SWT and other plug-ins...
> 
> If yes - can I download the 3.3 data binding plug ins as a separate
> download from somewhere or must I hand-pick any plug-ins that have
> "databinding" in their names from the latest stable 3.3 eclipse build?


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