what clearcase plugin to use with eclipse

问题

Which Clearcase plugin should I use for eclipse 3.5+?

which is easiest to use?
which is most reliable?
can any of the plugins handle working with multiple views cleanly?

回答1:

I found a clearcase adapter update site for windows on ibm at: http://www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/clearcase/60/update/windows/

The link at IBM Download is broken.

回答2:

You can install CC plugin 3.4 without any problem in a shared bundle repository.
Unzip them in order to have, in your own directory outside eclipse (unzip each files into their respective directories):

myPlugins
  com.ibm.rational.clearcase.ccrefresh.all_os-20081031A
    eclipse
      features
        com.ibm.rational.clearcase.ccrefresh_7.0.0.20081031A
     plugins
        com.ibm.rational.clearcase.ccrefresh_7.0.0.20081031A
  com.rational.clearcase.win32-20081031A
    eclipse
      features
        com.ibm.rational.clearcase.ccimport.feature_7.0.0.20070612B
        com.rational.clearcase_7.0.0.20081031A
      plugins
        com.ibm.rational.clearcase.ccimport_7.0.0.20070612B
        com.rational.clearcase.activities_7.0.0.20081031A
        com.rational.clearcase.help_7.0.0.20081031A
        com.rational.clearcase_7.0.0.20081031A

It will be picked up by the new provisioning mechanism p2 with eclipse3.5, provided you mention the right option in your eclipse.ini

-Dorg.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins.directory= /your_path/e34shared_dropin

That way, you can reference them from any eclipse3.4 or eclipse3.5 installation you might have (just a line to add in your eclipse.ini).

Cid reference in the comments the following notes from "Rational ClearCase SCM Adapter (For Eclipse), Version 7.0.0.2":

When installing into Eclipse 3.5.x you may need to uncheck "**Group items by category" to see the entries for installation**.
For SCM Adapter there is no need to check anything other than "Rational ClearCase SCM Adapter" as the other entry (Rational ClearCase Remote Client for Eclipse Import) is a subfeature of the SCM Adapter and will automaticaly be included.

回答3:

I found the open plugin to work perfectly:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/eclipse-ccase/ installed through the automatic updates and worked out of the box :)

回答4:

Good luck downloading the plugin it is 404.
You can add an update site

 Window>Preferences>Install/Update>Add...

 http://www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/clearcase/60/update/windows

There are problems with the plugin in 3.5. None of the menu or configurations work. However, it will handle multiple views, it will checkout.

回答5:

If you must, ClearCase comes with an SCM Adapter when it is installed. Try using that.

回答6:

Worked well using HELIOS, but would not install under INDIGO.

Error "cannot be installed in this environment because its filter is not applicable".

Testing out the OpenSource alternative as suggested above. They work a little bit different from each other.

回答7:

The current page for IBM's adapter is here:

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24025674

It includes the following section:

Alternative installation Mechanism:

It is also possible to install the plugin using the eclipse update mechanism. The eclipse update URLs needed are as follows: SCM Adapter for Eclipse on Windows http://www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/clearcase/60/update/windows/

SCM Adapter for Eclipse on Solaris/Linux http://www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/clearcase/60/update/unix/

For a CLI install from a Linux system, try:

/path/to/eclipse -nosplash -application org.eclipse.equinox.p2.director \
-repository http://www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/clearcase/60/update/unix/ \
-installIU com.ibm.rational.clearcase.ccrefresh.feature.group,com.rational.clearcase.linux.feature.group

回答8:

The ClearTeam Explorer (CTE) can be added to installed Eclipse instances and provides a deep integration with ClearCase. See the ClearCase V8.0.1 Knowledge Center topic:

Installation of the Rational ClearTeam Explorer for Eclipse

CTE was introduced in ClearCase V8.0 at which time it supported dynamic views and Web views. ClearCase V8.0.1.6 added snapshot view support. CTE immediately supported automatic views when they were introduced in ClearCase V8.0.1.7.