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codybuntu
June 18th, 2007, 03:25 PM
I am working on some Eclipse plug-in development and decided to switch on Linux (Ubuntu). However after installing Eclipse noticed that "Plug-in Development Environment Guide" API Reference is not viewable using eclipse "Help Contents". Opened the org.eclipse.pde.doc.user_3.2.1.v20060816-0800.jar and noticed that folder /reference/api/ was empty. So to make sure I downloaded form eclipse.org the same file org.eclipse.pde.doc.user_3.2.1.v20060816-0800.jar and the folder was filled with files. After replacing the file file with the one from eclipse.org all the documentation was in place.

The same is with "Platform Plug-in Developer Guide" and "JDT Plug-in Developer Guide"

I was about to post this as a bug but could not access the "https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bugs" looks like the site is down like the "https://help.ubuntu.com/".

So is this a bug or what? :D
Why the documentation was omitted?
mkro
October 28th, 2007, 03:36 PM
Bumpetybump. This seems to be still a valid problem on Gutsy. The start screen of Eclipse gives among other things the option "Workbench basics - Learn about basic Eclipse workbench concepts", but selecting it gives an empty help window. Can't seem to find a separate "eclipse-docs" package either.
zeevb
March 1st, 2008, 02:15 AM
Here is a workaround for this bug

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eclipse/+bug/158461/comments/4

Start Eclipse as root
sudo eclipse

Go to Help > Software Updates > Find and Install...

Select Search for new features to install and click Next

Select The Eclipse Project Updates and click Finish

Select Eclipse 3.2.2 > Eclipse Project SDK

And install
DocForbin
May 17th, 2008, 11:26 PM
Here is a workaround for this bug

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eclipse/+bug/158461/comments/4

Start Eclipse as root
sudo eclipse

Go to Help > Software Updates > Find and Install...

Select Search for new features to install and click Next

Select The Eclipse Project Updates and click Finish

Select Eclipse 3.2.2 > Eclipse Project SDK

And install

I get the following error trying this:

Eclipse Java Development Tools 3.2.1 performance patch (bug:159325) (1.0.0) requires feature "org.eclipse.jdt (3.2.1.r321_v20060905R4CM1Znkvre9wC-)".