P2 Install does not show up in Installation details. And how to upgrade.
I've installed the RTC 4.0.3 client, P2 install, into J2EE Keppler SR1 (Eclipse 4.3.1).
When I open Help->About from eclipse, the RTC icon is not present in the first window. When i click on installation details, it lists:
Rational Team Concert Client Feature 4.2.100.RTC-I20130517-1856 com.ibm.team.rtc.client.feature.feature.group IBM
Opening that up, most of the elements have a version of 3.0.something. Nothing is labelled version 4.
Thankfully, on the Welcome panel in help it does say have a hotlink labelled:
What's new in Rational Team Concert 4.0.3
Learn about the new and changed features in Rational Team Concert™ 4.0.3.
How is one to know for certain what version of RTC I'm running? Is this an artifact of the P2 method of installing?
Also, please tell me if I can upgrade to 4.0.5 P2 client by simply installing it the same way I did 4.0.3? or is there another path for upgrades vs. installs?
When I open Help->About from eclipse, the RTC icon is not present in the first window. When i click on installation details, it lists:
Rational Team Concert Client Feature 4.2.100.RTC-I20130517-1856 com.ibm.team.rtc.client.feature.feature.group IBM
Opening that up, most of the elements have a version of 3.0.something. Nothing is labelled version 4.
Thankfully, on the Welcome panel in help it does say have a hotlink labelled:
What's new in Rational Team Concert 4.0.3
Learn about the new and changed features in Rational Team Concert™ 4.0.3.
How is one to know for certain what version of RTC I'm running? Is this an artifact of the P2 method of installing?
Also, please tell me if I can upgrade to 4.0.5 P2 client by simply installing it the same way I did 4.0.3? or is there another path for upgrades vs. installs?
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Upgrades and installs of the client are the same. Either install both the client RTC plugin and eclipse from jazz.net or Install the p2 plugin into an existing eclipse client that does not already have an RTC plugin installed.
BTW: When I move to a new version, I do a side by side install and create a new workspace. This way if something goes wrong, i can easily revert back to the old version.
BTW: When I move to a new version, I do a side by side install and create a new workspace. This way if something goes wrong, i can easily revert back to the old version.
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May be a good idea to open a defect or PMR....and provide detailed steps on how to recreate. This way if it is determined to be a bug, it can be fixed in a future release.
One other thing to try is to go to the all downloads section of RTC 4.0.6 to get the latest version of IM and see if the problem can be reproduced.
One other thing to try is to go to the all downloads section of RTC 4.0.6 to get the latest version of IM and see if the problem can be reproduced.
I believe the version you are seeing is the feature version, which increments differently than the complete product version. There's an option on that page to group items by category. Enable that and you'll see the product (ie. RTC) and selecting it will show in the details below the RTC version.
You don't have to create a new Eclipse install or a new Eclipse workspace. It's ok to perform the upgrade by adding the p2 repo to the software sites in the Eclipse preferences (Window > Preferences > Install/Update > Available Software Sites) and checking for upgrades (ie. Help > Check for Updates). If you need to uninstall, go to Help > About Eclipse > Installation Details and select the feature you want to uninstall. If you want to rollback, go to the Installation History of that window to revert to a previous configuration.
You don't have to create a new Eclipse install or a new Eclipse workspace. It's ok to perform the upgrade by adding the p2 repo to the software sites in the Eclipse preferences (Window > Preferences > Install/Update > Available Software Sites) and checking for upgrades (ie. Help > Check for Updates). If you need to uninstall, go to Help > About Eclipse > Installation Details and select the feature you want to uninstall. If you want to rollback, go to the Installation History of that window to revert to a previous configuration.
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