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

[Roland Tepp <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks.

It still looks like I'm stuck with 3.2 databinding for the time being...



Tom Schindl kirjutas mulle  midagi seesugust:
> 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?

--
  Roland Tepp