Question ID : 171
Created on 2011-05-20 at 10:30 AM
Author : Veryant Support [support@veryant.com]
Online URL : http://support.veryant.com/support/phpkb/question.php?ID=171
Question:
On which version of Eclipse are the isCOBOL IDE's built? Can I use plug-ins that require older versions of Eclipse?
Answer:
The 2022 Version of Veryant's IDE is based on Eclipse 2021-09(4.21). This version is updated frequently and listed in the Overview page of the isCOBOL IDE documentation.
However, you can add the isCOBOL IDE plug-ins to older versions of Eclipse.
In fact, if you are using software that requires an older version of Eclipse, Veryant recommends that you install the isCOBOL plugins using the Veryant Eclipse Update Site.
For example, if you want to use a plugin which requires Eclipse 4.7.2, but you want to also use Veryant's latest IDE technology, then use the following procedure:
Then follow the instructions provided with the additional plug-ins you want to use, to add them to the IDE. Once you have the IDE configured with all of the plug-ins you want to use, you can create an archive (e.g. .zip, .tar.gz, .7z or .rar) containing the entire eclipse directory structure and install it on a server or distribute in some other way to your developers.