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Installing WindowBuilder on Eclipse 4.2

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I'm using Eclipse Juno 4.2, downloaded from here.

On previous installs, I've been using 3.7, and I've been using WindowBuilder, which I find very useful. I noticed it wasn't included this time, so I used this update site provided on this page (the zip file download gives a "file unavailable" error).

However, when I run the install, it rapidly climbs to 28%, then freezes. After half an hour, I get a very long error, whose message starts with this text:

An error occurred while collecting items to be installed session

context was:(profile=epp.package.java, phase=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.engine.phases.Collect, operand=, action=).

Multiple problems occurred while downloading. Unable to read repository at http://download.eclipse.org/windowbuilder/WB/integration/4.2/plugins/org.eclipse.wb.core_1.5.0.r42x201205291332.jar.pack.gz.

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Does anyone know how I can go about installing it?

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wchargin Avatar asked Jun 03 '12 04:06

wchargin


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2 Answers

Try the juno repository at http://download.eclipse.org/releases/juno/.

In Eclipse:

  1. Goto - Menu > Help > Install New Software...
  2. Select - Work With: Juno - http://download.eclipse.org/releases/juno
  3. The WindowBuilder items are under "General Purpose Tools" (or use the filter)
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Gorkem Ercan Avatar answered Sep 28 '22 10:09

Gorkem Ercan


Installing WindowBuilder from this link http://download.eclipse.org/windowbuilder/WB/release/R201209281200/4.2/ - just add a new updatesite.

Other versions: Eclipse 4.3 (Kepler) - http://download.eclipse.org/windowbuilder/WB/integration/4.3/ Eclipse 3.8 (Juno) - http://download.eclipse.org/windowbuilder/WB/release/R201302221200/3.8/

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jarry_dk Avatar answered Sep 28 '22 09:09

jarry_dk