Eclipse 3.1.1 + JBoss IDE Plugin problem

[karanmg]

Hi,

I downloaded Eclipse 3.1.1 (the latest and greatest stable release :-).
Then I followed the instructions here: http://docs.jboss.com/jbosside/install/build/en/html/installation.html
using the Eclipse Update Manager to install JBoss IDE into Eclipse.

Everything went fine with the download and install -- no problems.
However, when I go to Window -> Preferences -> JBoss-IDE -> Deployer an error window pops up with this message:
Unable to create the selected preference page.
Reason: Plugin org.jboss.ide.eclipse.deployer.ui was unable to load class org.jjboss.ide.eclipse.deployer.ui.preferences.MainPreferencePage.

When I try to create a new JBoss-IDE -> J2EE 1.4 project etc. I get errors "The selected wizard could not be started..."

What is the work around to these problems?

Thank you.

[markosvk]

Hi...

I have the same problem, so I also do wait for an answer...

Thanx, Marko Slovakia

[karanmg]

Okay, here's the answer:

Instead of using the stable release of JBoss IDE 1.4 series download the development version (1.5RC1) from this site in Eclipse Update Manager: http://download.jboss.org/jbosside/updates/development

So, start from a non-JBoss IDE Eclipse install and get the development version from the site mentioned above.

Its pretty strange that the development version is more stable than the stable version.

[gweatherall]

I had the same problem when using Eclipse 3.2.0 (Build id: I20051102-1600). The solution given by karanmg works for that version as well.