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

[Tom Schindl <tom.schindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I don't understand why you are stuck with 3.2 databinding the CVS-Tree
is *compatible with 3.2*. The only thing that is not possible is to use
the databinding libs that ship with 3.3 because of the fact I outlined
below.

Tom

Roland Tepp schrieb:
> 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?
>>
>>
> 


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