Thursday, January 27, 2022

EulumdatTools updated to use Eclipse 2021-12, bug fixes

EulumdatTools updated to use Eclipse 2021-12 and JRE 11.0.2

EulumdatTools is using the Eclipse application framework and that updates to a new version every quarter.

We follow the recent upgrade to version 2021-12 to take advantage of all speed and stability upgrades.

Bug fixes in version 0.22.0.v20220131

  • Fixed more problem with unreleased SWT resources (memory problem) [911]

Bug fixes in version 0.22.0.v20220127

  • Fixed problem with unreleased SWT resources (memory problem) [905]
  • Fixed problem with NPE on blog reader [907]
  • Updated to use Eclipse version 2021-12 or Eclipse 4.22 [908]

No need to install Java, JRE 11.0.13 is included with the executable

Windows 10 users: performance issues?

Windows 10 Defender significantly slows down Eclipse, reason being Windows 10 Defender scanning the JAR files. The problem has been reported to Microsoft here. Until then, a workaround to this problem is to add Eclipse root directory to Windows 10 Defender's exclusion list, detailed steps are shared here.

Please get a new binary

Availability

Registered users and new users should download the new version. New users can apply for 30 day free evaluation license at the installation site

Installation of EulumdatTools

For stand alone RCP versions of EulumdatTools choose your platform and perform update after installation.:

For use in Eclipse you can use the standard Eclipse update site

Installation of Sandbox Feature

Select menu Help / Install New Software... and choose the Eulumdat Tools Sandbox / Sandbox Feature, press Next and follow through with the installation. Also see here