Eclipse 3.4M6 Warning [Fixed in M7]

[Eric Clayberg]

The new p2 provisioning system in Eclipse 3.4M6 has a serious bug that will freeze Eclipse on startup and prevent Designer from working.

See Bugzilla Bug 225171. Please avoid 3.4M6 until this is resolved.

[Trillaud]

How can we uninstall GWT Designer, if it has been installed by error on an Eclipse 3.4M6?

[Eric Clayberg]

How can we uninstall GWT Designer, if it has been installed by error on an Eclipse 3.4M6?

There are several ways:

1) Run the uninstaller

2) Manually delete the installed plugins

3) Remove the .link files from your /links or /dropins directory

Then restart Eclipse with the -clean option.

[Trillaud]

Methode #1 : Run the uninstaller
I can't used uninstaller of Eclipse because It don't start and I have never found uninstaller in GWT Designer.

Methode #2 : Manually delete the installed plugins
Why not but I haven't the list of installed files.

Methode #3 : Remove the .link files from your /links or /dropins directory
I have deleted these 3 files into the links directory
- com.instantiations.css.link
- com.instantiations.designer.link
- com.instantiations.shared.link
restart with "./eclipse -clean"
and after few minutes my eclipse is repaired.

Thanks a lot.

[Eric Clayberg]

Methode #2 : Manually delete the installed plugins
Why not but I haven't the list of installed files.

All of the files are typically installed to the C:/Program Files/Instantiations/ diretory.

Methode #3 : Remove the .link files from your /links or /dropins directory
I have deleted these 3 files into the links directory
- com.instantiations.css.link
- com.instantiations.designer.link
- com.instantiations.shared.link
restart with "./eclipse -clean"
and after few minutes my eclipse is repaired.

You also want to remove the com.swtdesigner.gwt.link file.