Scala plugin for Eclipse Luna
Am I correct in understanding that the only version Scala IDE
compatible with Eclipse Luna is Scala IDE 4.0.0 Milestone 3
?
I am not familiar with this terminology Milestone
. It seems to be somewhere between stable release and nightly builds. Is this the same as a graduation candidate? In old waterfall terminology, would it be alpha or beta?
In other words: how safe is it?
If I already have Eclipse Luna
and JDK 1.8
need support Scala
, do I really have a choice?
If anyone is already using this combination, please share your experience.
<h / "> And what's really confusing is that when I open Marketplace
in Luna, it offers a version 3.0x
.
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Yes, 4.0 M3
this is the minimum version that supports Luna. Upcoming releases will also support Luna, but there are no plans to support the old Scala IDE on Luna.
So unless you want to build an older version of the Scala IDE where you have successfully enabled Luna support, there is no other way to use 4.0M3+
.
Milestones are usually equivalent to the beta level I would say. The M3 is the version before RC1 and RC are far from the final versions.
Milestones have to be safe, even night hours are that they are already used to develop new versions of the IDE, but especially at night can be broken over several days. For stages, it is more realistic that new features might be broken, but features that were already working in the old version should be very safe.
Only the final version is available on the market, if you want a milestone / night / RC you need to download it from the Scala homepage.
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This is not really a problem, but I will always add an answer for people looking to install the Scala IDE (stable version) in Eclipse Luna.
Instead of going to the markets, go to
help -> Install new software
copy the version you want to install from
http://scala-ide.org/download/nightly.html
and paste it into Eclipse dialog, click ADD. It lists the parameters,
choose Scala IDE for Eclipse
and finish.
Scala IDE will be installed in eclipse luna!
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