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Hi,
I just installed ME 2014 GA hoping that the newer version would support Java 8, but it does not.
I know how to install a new JRE; however, the preference options under Execution Environments and Java > Compiler go to Java 1.7.
The net effect is that the editor’s syntax checker for Java classes/interfaces flags all new Java 8 features (such as “default”, “lambda”) as errors. Note that building with Maven is not a problem since I can specify the version.
The questions are:
1. When will Java 8 be supported?
2. What is the workaround for now (e.g., customizing ME myself) while waiting for the official support?Update:
I found out that 2014GA is still based on Kepler (4.3) which was released in June 2013!!! See here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_%28software%29#Releases), and that Luna (4.4) does support Java 8.The patch for Kepler is here https://wiki.eclipse.org/JDT/Eclipse_Java_8_Support_For_Kepler but it did not work (due to incompatibility).
Please confirm.
Ramin
Ramin,
Our latest version MyEclipse 2015 CI 7 (based on Eclipse Luna) is the version which supports Java 8. You can download MyEclipse 2015 CI 7 from here.
Check this delivery log for the list of features available in MyEclipse 2015 CI.
Let us know if you have any further questions.
Thanks.
Apparently, it’s a standalone installation and there is no upgrade path. Please reply if incorrect.
How one would import the settings from one installation to another?
Ramin,
Apparently, it’s a standalone installation and there is no upgrade path. Please reply if incorrect.
Yes you are correct. MyEclipse 2015 CI is a standalone installation and you cannot directly upgrade from MyEclipse 2014, as MyEclipse 2015 is based on Eclipse 4.4 and MyEclipse 2014 is based on Eclipse 4.3.
How one would import the settings from one installation to another?
You can import your workspace preferences but you still need to install the third party plugins in MyEclipse 2015 CI, as the base Eclispe version will be changed (since MyEclipse is based on Eclipse). For ex: MyEclipse 2013 is based on Eclipse 3.8, MyEclipse 2014 is based on Eclipse 4.3, MyEclipse 2015 is based on Eclipse 4.4.
To import your old MyEclipse workspace preferences/settings to the new MyEclipse workspace, you need to follow these steps : from your old MyEclipse workspace menu bar select File > Export. In the new window that opens go to General > Preferences > Next and follow the wizard to export your preferences to a .epf file. Similarly you can use “Import” to get all the preferences into the new MyEclipse workspace.
Let us know if you have any further questions.
