RCP

Eclipse RCP 3.x with Compatibility Layer

Today I want to show a step-by-step tutorial how to build a simple Eclipse RCP 3.x application based on Eclipse Mars. Motivation There exists many Eclipse RCP 3.x applications, which cannot be moved to the latest Eclipse RCP version. There are a few descriptions in the internet what must be done to use the Compatibility Layer, but no step-by-step tutorial Background If you not know what the compa…

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Declarative Annotations in Eclipse Neon

Motivation Many Eclipse RCP applications are using OSGi Services make their application leightweight and flexible. The most convient method is to use OSGi Services in combination with Declarative Services. This allows to specifiy OSGi Services by XML files. Why this can be quite convient can be found here DS@Vogella. Before Eclipse Neon there were two possibilties to create or modify these XML fi…

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