Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 21:10:45 -0700 From: Vizion <vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Cc: Alex Varju <alex@varju.ca> Subject: Re: Bug eclipse ---help requested Message-ID: <200506042110.46067.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> In-Reply-To: <42A279BF.7070707@varju.ca> References: <200506041647.41417.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <200506042053.04197.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <42A279BF.7070707@varju.ca>
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On Saturday 04 June 2005 21:04, the author Alex Varju contributed to the dialogue on- Re: Bug eclipse ---help requested: OK got it -- I was expecting a much larger fil <chuckles> Thanks you I will let you know how it goes >The file I pointed to is a replacement for the java/eclipse-devel >directory. Change to /usr/ports and untar it from there. > >Alex. > >Vizion wrote: >> On Saturday 04 June 2005 20:45, the author Alex Varju contributed to the >> dialogue on- >> >> Re: Bug eclipse ---help requested: >>>I've prepared an initial port of 3.1RC1, if you are interested. I >>>haven't downloaded the Linux package yet to compare file locations, but >>>at first glance the help contents appear to display correctly after >>>configuring an external browser. >>> >>>The port files are here: >>> >>> http://www.varju.ca/alex/freebsd/eclipse-devel-3.1RC1-1.tgz >>> >>>I'll probably submit a PR for this in the next day or two. >> >> Hey thanks - >> You are great I would like to try and build straight away........ >> but sorry to be a bit dense - all I got was a directory listing of the >> contents not a file to download -- am I missing something. >> David >> >>>Alex. >>> >>>Vizion wrote: >>>>On Saturday 04 June 2005 18:29, the author Alex Varju contributed to the >>>>dialogue on- >>>> >>>> Re: Bug eclipse ---help requested: >>>>>It looks like you are using the eclipse 3.1M7 milestone. >>>> >>>>Yes ..That is the one the current port /usr/ports/java/eclipse-devel/ >>>> port pulls. >>>> >>>>>There are >>>>>problems with the help system in the current patchset, which I haven't >>>>>had any time to track down yet. >>>> >>>> Yep I am as I presume you saw from my emails. The weird thing is it >>>> looks to me as though the files are not where eclipse expects them to be >>>> AND not all the files may be being transfered to the /usr/local/eclipse >>>> tree. I do not know because I am so new to eclipse I feel unable to make >>>> a valuable contribution. I have posted your comments top the eclipse >>>> newcomers newsgroup >>>> >>>>>3.1RC1 is out now, so I'm looking into updating the eclipse-devel port >>>>>to match this. If I have some time, I'll try to get help working, but >>>>>I'm not optimistic. >>>> >>>>I hope you can get some input from the eclipse team >>>> >>>>>Last time I looked at the help, non-Windows support was pretty flaky. >>>>>They appeared to be making some calls that assumed a specific Mozilla >>>>>API, which no longer worked well with newer versions of Mozilla. I'm >>>>>not sure if the current state of affairs has changed, or if I even fully >>>>>understood why things were failing. >>>> >>>>It looks to me as though the files get in the wrong directories but I >>>>cannot find out how one controls where eclipse looks for the help files. >>>>Does it have anything to do with the files having/not having a release >>>>suffix on the files/fdirectory name? >>>>. >>>> >>>>>Vizion wrote: >>>>>>On Saturday 04 June 2005 16:47, the author Vizion contributed to the >>>>>>dialogue on- >>>>>> >>>>>>Bug eclipse ---help requested: >>>>>>>I have been asked to post some more information about the eclipse bug: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Basically the whole help and information system does not work . See >>>>>>>earlier mail asking for committer to upgrade ports tree to 3.02 which >>>>>>>people on the eclipse newcomers newsgroup seem to think should solve >>>>>>> the problem (I am uncertain whether that means including a new fix). >>>>>>> If someone is taking alook at this could you please let me know. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Here are the details: >>>>>>>OS 5.3 SDK5 >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Browser is used to deliver help service and has following message: >>>>>>>"The document that you have requested is not available. The link may >>>>>>> be wrong, or you may not have the corresponding product feature >>>>>>> installed." For these identified links on the Eclipse Overview Page >>>>>>>Link: Team Support- >>>>>>>http://127.0.0.1:58914/help/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.platform.do >>>>>>>c. us er %2Fconcepts%2Fconcepts-26.htm Link: Workbench Basics- >>>>>>>http://127.0.0.1:58914/help/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.platform.do >>>>>>>c. us er %2Fconcepts%2Fconcepts-2.htm Link: Java Development- >>>>>>>http://127.0.0.1:58914/help/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.jdt.doc.use >>>>>>>r% 2F ge ttingStarted%2Fqs-BasicTutorial.htm Link: Plugin Development- >>>>>>> http://127.0.0.1:58914/help/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.pde.doc.us >>>>>>>er %2F gu ide%2Fpde.htm For this link on the Help menu: >>>>>>>Link: Help Contents - (no way to get any help/info documents) >>>>>>>http://127.0.0.1:58914/help/index.jsp >>>>>>> >>>>>>>The eclipse process is running: >>>>>>>dns1# ps -aux | grep eclipse >>>>>>>Sysadmin 13692 0.0 0.4 9060 3844 ?? I 2:10PM >>>>>>>0:00.03 /usr/local/eclipse/eclipse >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Clearly eclipse has opened the port: >>>>>>>dns1# netstat -a >>>>>>>Active Internet connections (including servers) >>>>>>>Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address >>>>>>>(state) tcp4 0 0 dns1.58830 >>>>>>>pop.coxmail.com.pop3 TIME_WAIT tcp4 0 0 dns1.51514 >>>>>>>mail.ixpres.com.pop3 TIME_WAIT tcp4 0 0 *.58914 >>>>>>> *.* LISTEN tcp46 0 0 *.http >>>>>>> *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 dns1.smtp >>>>>>> *.* LISTEN udp4 0 0 *.* >>>>>>> *.* >>>>>>>udp4 0 0 *.syslog *.* >>>>>>>udp6 0 0 *.syslog * >>>>>>>Within the eclipse file hierarchy an up to date locate database shows >>>>>>>the following index.jsp files: >>>>>>>dns1# locate eclipse | grep index.jsp >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.help.webapp_3.1.0/advanced/inde >>>>>>>x. js p >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.help.webapp_3.1.0/basic/index.j >>>>>>>s p /usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.help.webapp_3.1.0/index.jsp >>>>>>> /usr/ports/java/eclipse-devel/work/plugins/org.eclipse.help.webapp/ad >>>>>>>va nc ed/ index.jsp >>>>>>>/usr/ports/java/eclipse-devel/work/plugins/org.eclipse.help.webapp/bas >>>>>>>ic /i n dex.jsp >>>>>>>/usr/ports/java/eclipse-devel/work/plugins/org.eclipse.help.webapp/ind >>>>>>>ex .j s p >>>>>>>/usr/ports/java/eclipse-devel/work/plugins/org.eclipse.help.webapp/tem >>>>>>>p. fo l der/jsp.jar.src/advanced/index_jsp.java >>>>>>>/usr/ports/java/eclipse-devel/work/plugins/org.eclipse.help.webapp/tem >>>>>>>p. fo l der/jsp.jar.src/basic/index_jsp.java >>>>>>>/usr/ports/java/eclipse-devel/work/plugins/org.eclipse.help.webapp/tem >>>>>>>p. fo l der/jsp.jar.src/index_jsp.java >>>>>>>/usr/ports/java/eclipse-devel/work/tmp/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.hel >>>>>>>p. we b app_3.1.0/advanced/index.jsp >>>>>>>/usr/ports/java/eclipse-devel/work/tmp/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.hel >>>>>>>p. we b app_3.1.0/basic/index.jsp >>>>>>>/usr/ports/java/eclipse-devel/work/tmp/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.hel >>>>>>>p. we b app_3.1.0/index.jsp >>>>>>> >>>>>>>The following platform.doc.user files/directories are found within >>>>>>>/usr/local dns1# locate eclipse | grep platform.doc.user >>>>>>>/usr/home/Sysadmin/.eclipse/org.eclipse.platform_3.1.0/configuration/o >>>>>>>rg .e cl ipse.osgi/manifests/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0.MF >>>>>>> /usr/local/eclipse/configuration/org.eclipse.osgi/manifests/org.eclip >>>>>>>se. pl a tform.doc.user_3.1.0.MF >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0 >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/META-IN >>>>>>>F >>>>>>> /usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/META-I >>>>>>>NF/ MA NI FEST.MF >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/about.h >>>>>>>tm l >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/book.cs >>>>>>>s >>>>>>> /usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/contex >>>>>>>ts _An t UI.xml >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/context >>>>>>>s_ Co m pare.xml >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/context >>>>>>>s_ Ex t ernalTools.xml >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/context >>>>>>>s_ Se a rch.xml >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/context >>>>>>>s_ Te a m.xml >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/context >>>>>>>s_ Te a m_CVS.xml >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/context >>>>>>>s_ Up d ate.xml >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/context >>>>>>>s_ Wo r kbench.xml >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/cpy.png >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/doc.zip >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/no_help >>>>>>>_e xi s ts.htm >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/notices >>>>>>>.h tm l >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/plugin. >>>>>>>pr o pe rties >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/plugin. >>>>>>>xm l >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/quickst >>>>>>>a rt. h tm >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/toc.xml >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/topics_ >>>>>>>Co n ce pts.xml >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/topics_ >>>>>>>Ge tt i ngStarted.xml >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/topics_ >>>>>>>Re fe r ence.xml >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/topics_ >>>>>>>Ta sk s .xml >>>>>>>/usr/local/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user_3.1.0/workben >>>>>>>ch .p n g >>>>>>> >>>>>>>There are the same number of files/directories in >>>>>>>/usr/ports/java/eclipse-devel/work/plugins/ >>>>>>>hierarchy that are identical to the file names listed above. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>The only files found by >>>>>>>dns1# locate eclipse | grep help/ >>>>>>>are in the /usr/ports/java/eclipse-devel/work/plugins/or.eclipse.help/ >>>>>>>hierarchy >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I am wondering whether help files were correctly processed/transfered >>>>>>>to the correct locations in the /usr/local/eclipse/plugins/ hierarchy >>>>>>> - but there are so many files in such a complex system that makes it >>>>>>> difficult for a newcomer to eclipse to tell which files are meant to >>>>>>> be where [and what directory/file transformations need to take place >>>>>>> (if any)]. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>So I am hoping someone with a lot more experience than I can help >>>>>>>resolve the problem. I really need eclipse to work for me >>>>>>> >>>>>>>david >>>>>> >>>>>>I am now totally confused . it seems the bug fix maybe on the *M series >>>>>>tree and has nothing to do with the 3.02 tree!! >>>>>> >>>>>>David >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>freebsd-java@freebsd.org mailing list >>>>>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-java >>>>>To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-java-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-java@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-java >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-java-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing May/June bound for Europe via Panama Canal.
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