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Lost in eclipse dowloads space [message #335459] Thu, 09 April 2009 12:39 Go to next message
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Hey,

I am a bit lost in eclipse downloads : I was wondering which package is
the right choice for me now between RCP package and JavaEE
(http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/)

RCP package is slightly bigger than JavaEE (176MB vs 163MB)
but...
looking at the "More..." links there are two lists of inculded packages
and there are lots more for JavaEE (the small one !)
(
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-rcpplug-de velopers/ganymedesr2
and
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-java-e e-developers/ganymedesr2
)

Apparently all plugins included aren't diplayed in those lists (it
explains the weight difference) but I don't understand why ?

(I finally choose JavaEE :) )

Cheers,
Guillaume.
Re: Lost in eclipse dowloads space [message #335460 is a reply to message #335459] Thu, 09 April 2009 12:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ed Merks is currently offline Ed MerksFriend
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Guillaume,

You should choose based on what type of development you'll be doing,
i.e, based on required function, not on size.


Guillaume Bourel wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I am a bit lost in eclipse downloads : I was wondering which package
> is the right choice for me now between RCP package and JavaEE
> (http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/)
>
> RCP package is slightly bigger than JavaEE (176MB vs 163MB)
> but...
> looking at the "More..." links there are two lists of inculded
> packages and there are lots more for JavaEE (the small one !)
> (
> http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-rcpplug-de velopers/ganymedesr2
>
> and
> http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-java-e e-developers/ganymedesr2
> )
>
> Apparently all plugins included aren't diplayed in those lists (it
> explains the weight difference) but I don't understand why ?
>
> (I finally choose JavaEE :) )
>
> Cheers,
> Guillaume.


Ed Merks
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Re: Lost in eclipse dowloads space [message #335462 is a reply to message #335459] Thu, 09 April 2009 13:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Paul Webster is currently offline Paul WebsterFriend
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The RCP build includes a lot of native fragments (i.e. SWT forlinux,
win32, macosx, etc, filesystem for linux, win32, etc) to allow RCP apps
to be generated easily for multiple platforms ... the JavaEE download
will be tools for doing java EE development for one platform (like win32)

PW

--
Paul Webster
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_Command_Framework
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Command_Core_Expressions
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Menu_Contributions
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Menus_Extension_Mapping
http://help.eclipse.org/ganymede/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclips e.platform.doc.isv/guide/workbench.htm


Re: Lost in eclipse dowloads space [message #335470 is a reply to message #335459] Thu, 09 April 2009 19:57 Go to previous message
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Originally posted by: eclipse-news.rizzoweb.com

On 4/9/2009 8:39 AM, Guillaume Bourel wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I am a bit lost in eclipse downloads : I was wondering which package is
> the right choice for me now between RCP package and JavaEE
> (http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/)
>
> RCP package is slightly bigger than JavaEE (176MB vs 163MB)
> but...
> looking at the "More..." links there are two lists of inculded packages
> and there are lots more for JavaEE (the small one !)
> (
> http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-rcpplug-de velopers/ganymedesr2
>
> and
> http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-java-e e-developers/ganymedesr2
> )
>
> Apparently all plugins included aren't diplayed in those lists (it
> explains the weight difference) but I don't understand why ?

RCP probably includes the sources and multi-platform support, making it
bigger. If you are going to develop Eclipse plug-ins or RCP
applications, you'll definitely want to start with that package. You can
easily add the WTP stuff later using Help > Software Updates.
If, on the other hand, you're only going to do JEE development (not
Eclipse plug-ins or RCP), then that is the best package to get.

n either case, adding more features later is always an option.

Hope this helps,
Eric
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