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| Name | Modified | Size | Downloads / Week |
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| update-site | 2021-11-08 | ||
| README | 2021-11-08 | 2.8 kB | |
| org.dw.externalcompare_1.6.1004.jar | 2021-11-08 | 25.1 kB | |
| org.dw.externalcompare_1.5.1006.jar | 2016-09-28 | 24.2 kB | |
| org.dw.externalcompare_1.3.1043.jar | 2015-01-18 | 21.9 kB | |
| org.dw.externalcompare_1.2.0053.jar | 2014-01-12 | 20.3 kB | |
| Totals: 6 Items | 94.3 kB | 72 |
Installation: ------------- Method 1: Via update site (recommended): 1. If you already installed the plugin in the eclipse dropin folder, delete this existing version from the dropin folder and restart eclipse. 2. In Eclipse navigate to "Help" / "Install New Software". 3. Add the update site "https://sourceforge.net/projects/externalcompare/files/update-site" 4. Select the added update site and follow the install dialog in eclipse 5. Restart eclipse Method 2: Eclipse dropin folder 1. If you already installed the plugin with the update site, deinstall the plugin and restart eclipse. 2. Navigate to your eclipse install directory and copy the downloaded plugin (*.jar file) into the "./dropin" folder. 3. Restart eclipse. Configuration: -------------- In eclipse, navigate to the eclipse preferences dialog (Menu "Windows" / "Preferences") and select the preferences page "External Compare Plugin". - Enter the executable of your external compare editor. - Activate "Run compare automatically", if you want the plugin to start the external compare editor automatically. Otherwise you must click the "Open external compare editor" button after you started the compare with the eclipse internal compare editor. Version history: ---------------- 1.6.1004 - New file name pattern for the compare editor input files: "<Basename> - <Revision info> - <Unique number>.<Extension>" - The option to take over the changes from the external editor is now stable. - New (experimental feature - use with care): Added option to format Java code and send the formatted code to the external editor. This can simplify the compare, because different formatted code will not lead to differences in the compare. 1.5.1006 -------- - Bugfix: The plugin no longer started automatically in the latest eclipse versions. It was necessary to start the first compare manually with the "compare"-Button. - Temporary file for external editor is set to read only, if the content in the eclipse internal compare editor is not saveable. - Reduced number of debug log messages - Fixed charset issues - Changes done in the external editor can be loaded into eclipse. This is an experimental feature in an early stage. Use with care. 1.3.1043 -------- - Switched to JDK 1.7 (was 1.6 before) - The plugin no longer writes it's own log file. It uses the eclipse internal log file (<eclipse workspace>/.metadata/.log). The log messages can now be seen in the eclipse "Error Log" view. The log level can be configured in the ExternalCompare plugin preferences. - The toolbar button "Open external compare editor" is only active, if a compare editor is open in eclipse. - Added the possibility to enter "Command line options" for the external compare editor. See preferences page.