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Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio 9.0

Information for users updating JBoss Developer Studio

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Abstract

This document details how to update JBoss Developer Studio.

1. Update a JBoss Developer Studio 8.x or Earlier Installation to Version 9.x

It is not possible to update an existing JBoss Developer Studio 8.x or earlier installation to JBoss Developer Studio 9.x. This is because they are based on different versions of Eclipse; for example, JBoss Developer Studio 8.x is based on Eclipse Luna (4.4) but JBoss Developer Studio 9.x is based on Eclipse Mars (4.5).
To use JBoss Developer Studio 9.x, you must do one of the following:
  • For JBoss Developer Studio stand-alone, install a fresh instance of JBoss Developer Studio 9.x stand-alone.
  • For JBoss Developer Studio Bring-Your-Own-Eclipse (BYOE), update Eclipse to version Mars (4.5) and install a fresh instance of JBoss Developer Studio 9.x BYOE.
For information on installing JBoss Developer Studio, see Install Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio.

Warning

Before using JBoss Developer Studio 9.x with a workspace generated by an earlier version of the IDE, you are advised to back up the workspace. In addition to your project files, your workspace contains meta-data about customized settings and preferences for the IDE. To back up your workspace, either copy the workspace directory to a backup location or save it as a compressed file.

Note

You can use different versions of JBoss Developer Studio stand-alone or JBoss Developer Studio BYOE alongside each other by installing them in different directories or installing them onto different Eclipse instances, respectively.

2. Update the Version of Eclipse Used with JBoss Developer Studio BYOE

JBoss Developer Studio 9.x Bring-Your-Own-Eclipse (BYOE) supports Eclipse Mars only. Further information about the supported versions of Eclipse for each JBoss Developer Studio BYOE release is given in the table below.

Table 1. JBoss Developer Studio BYOE Releases and Supported Eclipse Versions

JBoss Developer Studio BYOE Release Supported Eclipse Version
JBoss Developer Studio 9.x Eclipse Mars (4.5)
JBoss Developer Studio 8.x Eclipse Luna (4.4)
JBoss Developer Studio 7.x Eclipse Kepler (4.3)
JBoss Developer Studio 6.x Eclipse Juno (4.2)

A. Revision History

Revision History
Revision 9.0.0-4Thu Oct 01 2015Misha Husnain Ali
Updated for GA
Revision 9.0.0-3Thu Sep 17 2015Misha Husnain Ali
Updated for CR1
Revision 9.0.0-2Wed Jul 01 2015Misha Husnain Ali
Generated for 9.0 Beta2
Revision 9.0.0-1Mon Jun 22 2015Misha Husnain Ali
Updated for Beta1
Revision 9.0.0-0Wed Jun 17 2015Misha Husnain Ali
Generated for 9.0 Beta1

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