JBoss Eclipse IDE 2.0.0.Alpha released! - NOT WORKING

[oabidian]

It does not seemt to be working this new release. I downloaded it (the full win32 bundle with eclipse 3.2 included). When I am trying to create a new JBoss launch, the options is just completely missing from menu.
I would be happy even with the same version recompiled against Eclipse 3.2 (some changes in 3.2). So could we get one please (not interested in new features, just being able to use it with eclipse 3.2) ?

[maxandersen]

hmm - it works for me. What menu are you specifically talking about ?

btw. If we could just "recompile" against Eclipse 3.2 we would have done that along time ago! But Eclipse 3.2 changed some of the internal API's we had to use to integrate properly with Eclipse 3.1.

That is why we had to wait for 2.0 development to start AND for Eclipse 3.2 to get out.

[oabidian]

Hi,

I know it changed (eg. JavaLaunchConfigurationTab is replaced by JavaLaunchTab ----- > ILaunchConfigurationTab ). When I say recompile I mean rebuild (with corrections like the above replacements etc).
This is what I tried to do in order to get a JBoss configuration launch:

Menu - > [ Run ] > - > [ Debug ] . In the old fashion I used to get
...
Java Bean
JBoss 2.4.x
JBoss 3.0.x
JBoss 3.2.x
JBoss 4.0.x
JBoss AOP Application
...

But now I only get:
...
Java Bean
JBoss AOP Application
...

I did checked out from cvs myself the org.jboss.ide.eclipse.launcher.ui module, and replaced the version found in a 1.6GA distribution with the one compiled by me (the one I checked out). But I noticed some other errors in the logs, so obviously its more to this. I rather use a release (like the Alpha 2.0) by JBoss, but I am not convinced it works properly.

I found a view in the Menu - > [ Window ] - > [ Show View ]
Server
|
-- JBoss Server View

That does seem somewhat replacing the old launch configuration, but not quite the same. Plus I can not deply my ear's, sar's or war's to it anymore (right click menu does not bring the deply option anymore).
Any ideas?

Thanks for the help.
A.

[rob.stryker]

Some parts of this link are not representative of the current UI, however, it should still work in mostly the same way.

http://download.jboss.org/jbosside/demo/movies/JBossAS.htm

[oabidian]

Cheers my friend.
But running through that demo (following it up) I do not get the functionality the demo is getting (eg. I right click on a sar file and click [ Run As ] -> [ Run on Server ] and I get the error: "Server Error: No launchable artifact could be found in the selection".
And another thing I noticed: I get an extra page on the "New -> Server" configuration wizzard (one that allowes me to add projects to the configuration: except it does not allow me to add anything).
I really apreciate the help, but I have the feeling that this release is not really functional :(
Heyho
Cheers

[rob.stryker]

I guess I overlooked ejb3.0 and .sar archives. They'll be added for the next milestone release.

[johnsenf]

same problem.

Screenshot:
http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?image=debug6cj.jpg

eclipse version:
Version: 3.2.0
Build id: M20060629-1905

I used the following site for eclipse "update Site":
http://download.jboss.org/jbosside/updates/development

[oabidian]

johnsenf,
I am not sure about what you and I thought originally that it was a bug, maybe it is not after all. The guys from jboss can confirm that, but I think it actually suposed to be like that: looks like they changed the UI for launching JBoss servers and deploying to it, so you do not get that [Debug] -> [ JBoss x.x.x] options. It is done via New - > Server wizzard. I guess we were a bit lazy to read the docs (if they are any).
But another thing I noticed was that you can deploy ear's, war's (but not sar's) to the server, but you do not seem to be able to take it off anymore: even if you try undeploy from the IDE the file stays on the JBoss deployment folder. Otherwize I think it looks prettier (pitty it does not function). One constructive criticism I have to make: even though it looks prettier, it is a little more confusing than the older clean cut functional UI.

Regards,
A

[rob.stryker]

oabidan:

I'd like to hear what you're doing such that undeploy does not work. It works for me, and I even receive console output declaring that it has undeployed.

Thanks.

- Rob

[oabidian]

Right click and remove from server. Does not remove it from the disk (removes it from the view but not disk). Anyhow, I am giving up on it. I will wait until a stable release is available (JBoss Eclipse IDE).
Thanks for the replies.

[kristof_taveirne]

Hi,
Can somebody explain me how deployment should be done now with this new version?

with Eclipse 3.1.2 I used to have a menuitem when i click on the .ear file: Deploy to ...

With the jBoss IDE 2.0.0a I can't find a way to deploy to my server.

I see the menu-item "Add/Remove projects" in the Jboss Server View, but then I get a dialog box saying: There are no projects that can be added or removed from the server.

Also I noticed that I can drag a .ear file to the serveritem in the Jboss Server View, and then select deploy and verify, but nothing seems to be happening. At least not in the console window.

Can somebody explain me what I'm doing wrong? If this stuff is simply not yet working, I will have to go back to eclipse 3.1.2 because I didn't get Jboss IDE 1.6 to work on 3.2 with callisto.

Grtz,
Kristof.

[rob.stryker]

"oabidian" wrote:
Right click and remove from server. Does not remove it from the disk (removes it from the view but not disk). Anyhow, I am giving up on it. I will wait until a stable release is available (JBoss Eclipse IDE).
Thanks for the replies.

Thanks for reporting this, oabidan. I had thought I had fixed this problem but upon delving deeper I found some upstream coad caching something that I wasn't aware of. Thanks again.

[oabidian]

Well, I can not say really "my pleasure". But the least I can do is to report my finding. You guys are doing the hard work there.
Have a good day sir.
A.

[smmartins]

Hi,

I'm using:

Version: 3.2.0
Build id: M20060628-1325
WTP: 1.5.0
JBoss Eclipse IDE 2.0.0.Alpha1a
JBossIDE JBossAS 1.0.0.Alpha1a

and I could not create a new server using JBoss Inc - JBoss AS 4.0. Several startup errors for JBoss AS plugin

After hitting with my head on the monitor several times, I solved my problem by starting Eclipse with JDK 1.5 instead of JDK 1.4.

This should be descrived on some install documentation.

First impression: it's not possible to add Jboss shortcuts to Debug and Run buttons like on Eclipse 3.1. THAT's not good! :(

Hope this info helps others.

[oabidian]

"First impression: it's not possible to add Jboss shortcuts to Debug and Run buttons like on Eclipse 3.1. THAT's not good! :" - thats because it has changed. You create server instances, and thats how you debug/run them. Its just different. Its only alfa release so its not perfect. JBoss Eclipse IDE 2.0.0.Alpha1a still has glitches, but at least now I can deploy my sar's to the AS.
Keep up the good job guys.