Re: Updating WOLips...

From: Peter Wilkins (pwilkin..IT.EDU)
Date: Sun Dec 03 2006 - 19:49:48 EST

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    Cool! That works for me. Thanks, Mike.

    Peter

    On Dec 3, 2006, at 6:23 PM, Mike Schrag wrote:

    > I update pretty frequently, and it's working the same, but I only
    > do the version of updating where I select the sites to search. I
    > don't know what Eclipse does with the other variation, but nothing
    > but wolips ever changes, so it's not worth the waiting doing the
    > other way (and it sounds like it might have some problems, too)
    >
    > # Help=>Software Updates=>Find and Install ...
    > # Search for new features to install
    > # Select only the WOLips site I want
    > # Click "Next" on through to the end
    >
    > On Dec 3, 2006, at 6:04 PM, womai..ac.com wrote:
    >
    >> Ok, I've tried updating and it still didn't work. I even tried
    >> changing the Install/Update preference for "valid updates" to
    >> include minor increments, in case that was the problem, but it
    >> didn't make any difference. I've watched carefully and it sure
    >> looks like it is only checking at the "WOLips stable" site and not
    >> at the "WOLips" one I created, which is the one that points to the
    >> update site.
    >>
    >> This problem has survived a full reinstall of Eclipse. What else
    >> can I do? Is there some other preference setting I need to change?
    >>
    >> janine
    >>
    >> On Dec 1, 2006, at 2:01 PM, womai..ac.com wrote:
    >>
    >>> That's good to know. But the real problem has been that updating
    >>> has not been working. I won't be able to test that again until
    >>> tomorrow, to see if my complete re-install fixed that. My
    >>> assumption was that the magical appearance of the "WOLips stable"
    >>> site meant that it was being checked instead of the update site,
    >>> but that could be a red herring.
    >>>
    >>> janien
    >>>
    >>> On Dec 1, 2006, at 1:33 PM, Mike Schrag wrote:
    >>>
    >>>> WOLips installs its own update site entries ... You can just
    >>>> ignore them and add your own. I just have mine that I use and I
    >>>> check that because the Eclipse UI for those built in ones sucks
    >>>> so much (i.e. "wtf url is this pointing to?")
    >>>>
    >>>> On Dec 1, 2006, at 4:29 PM, womai..ac.com wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>>> Are Peter and I really the only ones having this problem?
    >>>>>
    >>>>> I tried deleting and reinstalling Eclipse, but it didn't help.
    >>>>> The I tried deleting both Eclipse and it's workspace,
    >>>>> recreating everything, and yet after the "new features" install
    >>>>> finishes I have both the WOLips site entry I created, and a
    >>>>> "WOLips stable" that appeared on it's own and can't be edited
    >>>>> or removed.
    >>>>>
    >>>>> In fact, it appears that the WOLips site entry, which is
    >>>>> checked when I come in to the dialog, is the only entry in the
    >>>>> "sites to search" list that *can* be edited or removed.
    >>>>>
    >>>>> I'm now completely stumped as to where that "WOLips stable" is
    >>>>> coming from. Any suggestions?
    >>>>>
    >>>>> janine
    >>>>>
    >>>>> On Nov 26, 2006, at 6:18 PM, Peter Wilkins wrote:
    >>>>>
    >>>>>> I have fundamentally the same experience as Janine regarding
    >>>>>> the update feature.
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> Peter
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> On Nov 26, 2006, at 3:54 PM, womai..ac.com wrote:
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>> There is something funky going on with updating.
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> A week or so ago I removed all traces of WOLips and started
    >>>>>>> over. I'm positive I used the update site. But now when I
    >>>>>>> check for updates it doesn't find any.
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> Even stranger, if I go into Find and Install and select
    >>>>>>> "search for new features to install", which lets me see what
    >>>>>>> sites are configured to search, I now have a WOLips entry
    >>>>>>> (which is the update site) *and* one called "WOLips stable".
    >>>>>>> I can't tell you if that actually does point to the stable
    >>>>>>> site because the Edit button remains greyed out when I select
    >>>>>>> it (as does the Remove button). I have no idea where this
    >>>>>>> entry came from; I know I did not create it.
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> When I check for updates I only see it checking "WOLips
    >>>>>>> stable". This could be because the site names go by very
    >>>>>>> fast and I might just be missing it checking the other one,
    >>>>>>> but the fact that it's not finding any updates makes me think
    >>>>>>> that it's only checking the stable site.
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> Even more interesting, after I uninstall WOLips and restart
    >>>>>>> Eclipse, the "WOLips stable" entry is gone. And, after I
    >>>>>>> reinstall WOLips (from the update site) the "WOLips stable"
    >>>>>>> entry is back.
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> I have Eclipse 3.2.1, build id M20060921-0945. Do I need to
    >>>>>>> completely delete Eclipse and start over?
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> janine
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> On Nov 26, 2006, at 6:10 AM, Kieran Kelleher wrote:
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>> Yes, I am using that URL ..... I ended up just uninstalling
    >>>>>>>> the WOLips plugins and reinstalling from the update site.
    >>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>> Thanks, Kieran
    >>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>> On Nov 24, 2006, at 6:31 PM, Chuck Hill wrote:
    >>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>> What URL are you using to update? Try this one:
    >>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>> http://www.mdimension.com/~wolips/update/
    >>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>> Also consider Exclipse 3.2.1
    >>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>> Chuck
    >>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>> On Nov 24, 2006, at 3:26 PM, Kieran Kelleher wrote:
    >>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>>> I have build 3099.
    >>>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>>> When I try to update to latest version in Eclipse's
    >>>>>>>>>> Product Configuration, it says no updates are available.
    >>>>>>>>>> How can I get WOLips to update in Eclipse?
    >>>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>>> Regards,
    >>>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>>> -Kieran
    >>>>>>>>>> _____________________________________________________________
    >>>>>>>>>> ___
    >>>>>>>>>> Blog: http://webobjects.webhop.org/
    >>>>>>>>>> Eclipse/WOLips Config = Eclipse 3.2.0 / WOLips Build #3099
    >>>>>>>>>> Dev Config = OS X 10.4.8 MBPro-Intel / Java 1.4.2_09 / WO
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    >>>>>>>>>> Connector-J 3.0.17
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    >>>>>>>>>> 1.4.2_09 / WO 5.2.3 / Connector-J 3.0.17 / MySQL 4.1.21 on
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    >>>>>>>>>>
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