How about first placing the download location(s) a bit more prominently on the website? The “official” download/install instructions seem to be in the wiki (wiki.eclipse.org/JDT/Eclipse_Java_8_Support_For_Kepler). That doesn’t look very official and rather looks like it is ready for bleeding edge hackers. On the landing page (eclipse.org), I just see a link to a blog entry on Java8 support somewhere in the middle. Not very official either. The download page (eclipse.org/downloads) doesn’t contain *any* hint.
Am 23.03.2014 um 20:32 schrieb Doug Schaefer <dschae...@qnx.com>: > I would think that if they are advanced enough to jump on Java 8 the minute > it releases, they can figure out how to install the Java 8 support into > Kepler. > > Doug. > > ________________________________________ > From: cross-project-issues-dev-boun...@eclipse.org > [cross-project-issues-dev-boun...@eclipse.org] on behalf of Konstantin > Komissarchik [konstantin.komissarc...@oracle.com] > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 11:25 AM > To: 'Cross project issues' > Subject: Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Kepler SR3 for Java 8? > > There have been numerous calls for Java 8 support on the stable Kepler base > and patches have been prepared accordingly. This is a discussion of a better > way to package and distribute these existing Kepler patches. Many users who > do not typically consume Eclipse milestones are not happy with using a Luna > milestone for Java 8 support as numerous other areas are in flux and > unstable. From this perspective, the proposed J8 release would be > significantly more stable in general than M7. > > - Konstantin > > > -----Original Message----- > From: cross-project-issues-dev-boun...@eclipse.org > [mailto:cross-project-issues-dev-boun...@eclipse.org] On Behalf Of Ed > Willink > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 8:11 AM > To: Cross project issues > Subject: Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Kepler SR3 for Java 8? > > Hi > > Surely anyone trying to use Java 8 before June is a bleeding edge user, so > what is wrong with M6/M7? > > Any pretence that a J8 release, sooner than M7, is of higher quality than > the M7 release is just misleading. Few projects have used it so there will > be numerous serious but often trivial problems to fix. Bug > 430875 is the first from me. > > Regards > > Ed Willink > > On 21/03/2014 14:59, Konstantin Komissarchik wrote: >>> Are you talking about separate update site with java 8 patches for >>> kepler >> or full-blown release? >> >> My preference is for a full release. If that doesn't happen, we can >> discuss an aggregate repo of patches, which doesn't paint Eclipse in >> the best light, but is somewhat better than many separate repos with > patches. >> >>> In any case, m2e does not plan to participate. Anyone who wants to >>> use m2e >> with java 8 support >>> on kepler will have to install m2e 1.5 milestone/snapshot build from >>> m2e >> specific repository. >> >> Ok. >> >> - Konstantin >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: cross-project-issues-dev-boun...@eclipse.org >> [mailto:cross-project-issues-dev-boun...@eclipse.org] On Behalf Of >> Igor Fedorenko >> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 7:53 AM >> To: cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org >> Subject: Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Kepler SR3 for Java 8? >> >> Are you talking about separate update site with java 8 patches for >> kepler or full-blown release? >> >> In any case, m2e does not plan to participate. Anyone who wants to use >> m2e with java 8 support on kepler will have to install m2e 1.5 >> milestone/snapshot build from m2e specific repository. >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Igor >> >> On 2014-03-21, 10:44, Konstantin Komissarchik wrote: >>> The issue is that features beyond JDT need to be updated before Java >>> 8 is supported across various Eclipse features. In particular, WTP >>> needs Java 8 facet version before web application developers can take >>> advantage of Java 8. There may be others. >>> >>> In case this goes forward, *could other projects that need to >>> distribute Java 8 enablement signal so on this thread so that we know >>> who would be >>> participating?* >>> >>> - Konstantin >>> >>> *From:*cross-project-issues-dev-boun...@eclipse.org >>> [mailto:cross-project-issues-dev-boun...@eclipse.org] *On Behalf Of >>> *Daniel Megert >>> *Sent:* Friday, March 21, 2014 12:53 AM >>> *To:* Cross project issues >>> *Subject:* Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Kepler SR3 for Java 8? >>> >>> Hi Konstantin >>> >>> Can you explain why you need two patches? For me the given >>> instructions >>> <https://wiki.eclipse.org/JDT/Eclipse_Java_8_Support_For_Kepler>work >>> fine and those involve only one patch / repo. >>> >>> Dani >>> >>> >>> >>> From: "Konstantin Komissarchik" <konstantin.komissarc...@oracle.com >>> <mailto:konstantin.komissarc...@oracle.com>> >>> To: "'Cross project issues'" <cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org >>> <mailto:cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org>> >>> Date: 20.03.2014 15:51 >>> Subject: [cross-project-issues-dev] Kepler SR3 for Java 8? >>> Sent by: cross-project-issues-dev-boun...@eclipse.org >>> <mailto:cross-project-issues-dev-boun...@eclipse.org> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> - >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> I am wondering if we should do a limited SR release to pickup Java 8 >>> patches. As it stands, Eclipse users interested in Java 8 would have >>> to hunt for and install at least two patches, which doesn't paint >>> Eclipse in a good light. >>> >>> Thoughts? >>> >>> - Konstantin_______________________________________________ >>> cross-project-issues-dev mailing list >>> cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org >>> <mailto:cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org> >>> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> cross-project-issues-dev mailing list >>> cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org >>> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> cross-project-issues-dev mailing list >> cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org >> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev >> >> _______________________________________________ >> cross-project-issues-dev mailing list >> cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org >> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2014.0.4336 / Virus Database: 3722/7225 - Release Date: >> 03/21/14 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > cross-project-issues-dev mailing list > cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org > https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev > > _______________________________________________ > cross-project-issues-dev mailing list > cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org > https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev > _______________________________________________ > cross-project-issues-dev mailing list > cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org > https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev -- Dr. Jan Köhnlein Senior Software Architekt Mobile: +49 (0) 151 / 17396687 Telefon: +49 (0) 431 / 99026870 Fax: +49 (0) 431 / 99026872 http://www.itemis.de jan.koehnl...@itemis.de https://www.xing.com/profile/Jan_Koehnlein itemis AG Niederlassung Kiel Am Germaniahafen 1 24143 Kiel http://www.itemis.de/ Rechtlicher Hinweis: Amtsgericht Dortmund, HRB 20621 Vorstand: Jens Wagener (Vors.), Wolfgang Neuhaus, Dr. Georg Pietrek, Jens Trompeter, Sebastian Neus Aufsichtsrat: Dr. Burkhard Igel (Vors.), Stephan Grollmann, Michael Neuhaus _______________________________________________ cross-project-issues-dev mailing list cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev