From e54ae565842527ac8cd55807649a32d17dec627e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexander Kriegisch Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2024 15:15:11 +0200 Subject: IDE.md: update M2E connector info for aspectj.dev update site Signed-off-by: Alexander Kriegisch --- docs/developer/IDE.md | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/developer/IDE.md b/docs/developer/IDE.md index 40765156f..2e01410fd 100644 --- a/docs/developer/IDE.md +++ b/docs/developer/IDE.md @@ -49,16 +49,32 @@ Use an update site corresponding to your Eclipse version (minimal version listed * For older versions, please refer to https://www.eclipse.org/ajdt/downloads (page was not updated in a long time, and I have no write access). -#### Maven to Eclipse (m2e) connector +#### Maven to Eclipse (M2E) connector -The connector between AspectJ Maven Plugin and AJDT has not been maintained by the AspectJ team for some years, but -there is a fairly up-to-date [fork by Miika Vesti (joker1)](https://github.com/joker1/m2eclipse-ajdt) with the following -update sites: +The M2E connector is capable of importing build settings from AspectJ Maven Plugin (see section "Build tools / Maven" +below). + +As of April 2024, AspectJ developer Alexander Kriegisch published a [fork of the project](https://github.com/dev-aspectj/m2eclipse-ajdt) +and corresponding Eclipse update sites here: + * Eclipse 2024-03 (4.31): https://aspectj.dev/maven/m2eclipse-ajdt/eclipse-2024-03/ + * Eclipse 2022-12 (4.26): https://aspectj.dev/maven/m2eclipse-ajdt/eclipse-2022-12/ + +The project is only maintained on a best-effort basis, and not each update published has a proper new release version. +If your snapshot does not update properly (Eclipse failing to calculate solutions for installation and saying that the +plugin is already installed), simply uninstall the "Maven Integration for AJDT (Optional)" feature from Eclipse, +re-start the IDE and install again from the corresponding update site. + +History: The connector between AspectJ Maven Plugin and AJDT had not been maintained for some years, but until 2023 +there was a fairly up-to-date [fork by Miika Vesti (joker1)](https://github.com/joker1/m2eclipse-ajdt) with the +following update sites, which currently (April 2024) seem to be unavailable: * Eclipse 2022-12 (4.26): https://repo.t5.fi/public/eclipse/m2eclipse-ajdt/eclipse-2022-12/ * Eclipse 2020-12 (4.18): https://repo.t5.fi/public/eclipse/m2eclipse-ajdt/eclipse-2020-12/ * Eclipse 2019-06 (4.12): https://repo.t5.fi/public/eclipse/m2eclipse-ajdt/eclipse-2019-06/ -Your AspectJ-related list of Eclipse update sites could look like this for Eclipse 2023-12: +#### Update sites example + +Your AspectJ-related list of Eclipse update sites for AJDT and the M2E connector could look like this for +Eclipse 2023-12: ![Eclipse IDE filtered list of update sites](images/EclipseSoftwareSitesAJDT.png) -- cgit v1.2.3