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

[Roland Tepp <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, first because I was told not to :)

The basic reason being that if I move *now*, I'll have to port stuff 
that we've already have using 3.2 databinding *now* as well, which is 
currently although not a huge undertaking in itself, still a work that 
keeps me from doing some "constructive" work.

Considering that the application is not expected to grow too much in the 
foreseeable short-term future, and we have migration of the whole 
application to Eclipse 3.3 shortly after its release already planned, it 
is not worth the extra trouble quite right now...

Thanks for supporting me though :)

Tom Schindl kirjutas mulle  midagi seesugust:
> 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?

--
  Roland Tepp