Telelogic Synergy for Eclipse Interface version 4.1.0 readme

IBM Corporation
1 November, 2008

 

 

This file contains last-minute product information and updates to Telelogic® Synergy for Eclipse Interface™ 4.1.0.

It is divided into the following sections:

For the latest news and information on Telelogic Synergy for Eclipse Interface, visit the website at http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/support/.


System Requirements

To run Telelogic Synergy for Eclipse Interface 4.1.0 you need:

  • One of the following operating systems installed on your computer:
    • Windows® XP SP2
    • Windows Vista Enterprise SP1
    • Windows 2003 Server
    • Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Server 4.0 or 5.0

For additional information on system requirements, visit the Support Web site.

At the time of writing, the third party products tested with Telelogic Synergy for Eclipse Interface 4.1.0 are:

  • Eclipse® 3.3.0
  • Eclipse® 3.4.0
  • IBM® Rational® Application Developer for Websphere® 7.5
  • Mylyn 3.0

For the latest information about third party products that are supported with Telelogic Synergy for Eclipse Interface, visit the Support Web site.


Operating system locales supported by Telelogic Synergy for Eclipse Interface 4.1.0

The Telelogic Synergy for Eclipse interface is supported in the following Windows locales: Japanese, Korean, PRC/Simplified/GBK Chinese, Traditional/Big-5 Chinese, and C. Telelogic supports use in any locale using the Latin-1 character set or the Windows extension CP 1252; however, such locales have not been tested.

For additional information on system requirements, including recommended configurations, visit the Support Web site.

 

Compatible products

  • Synergy 6.5SP2, Synergy 6.5a or Synergy 7.0 client installed on your computer.
  • JAVA® Runtime version 1.6.0 or higher
  • One of the following versions of Eclipse based products installed on your computer:
    • Eclipse 3.3.0
    • Eclipse 3.4.0
    • IBM Rational Application Developer V7.5
    • Products containing Eclipse 3.3.0 or Eclipse 3.4.0.


Installing Telelogic Synergy for Eclipse Interface 4.1.0

There are two methods for installing the integration, depending on which version of Eclipse you have installed.  Please choose one method and follow the instructions below

For Eclipse versions prior to 3.4:

·         Start Eclipse, go to Help->Software Updates->Find and Install…

·         Choose Search for new features to install and click Next.

·         Install the integration either from the Telelogic Update Site, or from a local installation:

·         If using the Telelogic Update Site:

1.       Click New Remote Site.

2.       Enter Telelogic for the name and http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/rational/telelogic/eclipse for the URL.

3.       Click OK, then click Finish.

·         If using a local installation:

1.       Download the Telelogic Synergy for Eclipse Interface 4.1.0. The integration is available in the form of a zip file eclipse330_410.ZIP.

2.       Unzip the zip file to a temporary directory.

3.       In the Eclipse Update Manager, click New Local Site and browse to the temporary directory where you unzipped the files.

4.       Click OK, then click Finish.

·         Find Telelogic Synergy for Eclipse Interface 4.1.0 in the list of available features and click the checkbox next to it.

·         Click Next.

·         Accept the license agreement and click Next.

·         Click Finish.

·         Click Install All.

·         When prompted to restart Eclipse, click Yes.

For Eclipse versions 3.4 and later:

·         Start Eclipse, go to Help->Software Updates.

·         Click on the Available Software tab and click Add Site.

·         Install the integration either from the Telelogic Update Site, or from a local installation:

·         If using the Telelogic Update Site:

1.       In the Add Site dialog box, type http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/rational/telelogic/eclipse as the location and click OK.

2.       Select the checkbox next to the newly added site and click Install.

·         If using a local installation:

1.       Download the Telelogic Synergy for Eclipse Interface 4.1.0. The integration is available in the form of a zip file eclipse330_410.ZIP.

2.       Unzip the zip file to a temporary directory.

3.       In the Add Site dialog box, click Local.

4.       Browse to the temporary directory where you unzipped the files and click OK.

5.       Select the checkbox next to the newly added site and click Install.

·         Find Telelogic Synergy for Eclipse Interface 4.1.0 in the list of available features and click the checkbox next to it.

·         Click Next.

·         Accept the license agreement and click Finish.

·         When prompted to restart Eclipse, click Yes.

 

What's new in version 4.1.0

·         Mylyn 3.0 is now supported. This version of the integration does not support earlier Mylyn versions.

·         Synergy 7.0 is now supported.

 

Known problems

For details of known problems in Telelogic Synergy for Eclipse Interface 4.1.0, and how to resolve them, visit the support center on the Support Web site.


Fixed problems

For details of problems that have been resolved in Telelogic Synergy for Eclipse Interface 4.1.0, visit the support center on the Support Web site.

Contact Support

Support and information for Telelogic products is currently being transitioned from the Telelogic Support site to the IBM Rational Software Support site. During this transition phase, your product support location depends on your customer history.

·         If you are a heritage customer, meaning you were a Telelogic customer prior to November 1, 2008, please visit the Telelogic Synergy Support site.

Telelogic customers will be redirected automatically to the IBM Rational Software Support site after the product information has been migrated.

·         If you are a new Rational customer, meaning you did not have Telelogic-licensed products prior to November 1, 2008, please visit the IBM Rational Software Support site.


 

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