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PK74761: Products not blocked from extending Eclipse if they have not ins talled a P2 reconciler patch

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Environment:
    - Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP2
      - Product name: Rational Software Architect 7.5
    Description of problem:
    Cannot install RSA 7.5 into Eclipse 3.4.1
    
    Steps to reproduce:
    
    1) Download Eclipse version 3.4.1 (e.g. jee-ganymede-SR1)
    2) Unzip it onto your system.
    3) Start Eclipse and verify that it is using Sun JRE 1.6 (I am t
    esting with patch 7). (Windows-?Preferences-?Java-?Installed JRE
    's)
    4) Close Eclipse.
    5) Install IM 1.2
    6) Add repository for RSA (or RSA WS or RSM or RSA SE or probabl
    y RAD).
    7) Click Install packages.
    8) Select RSA and proceed using defaults until you get to the Ex
    tending Eclipse page.
    9) On the Extending Eclipse page select to extend Eclipse. Then
    browse to the location where you unzipped Eclipse 3.4.1 in step
    2. Cllick OK and then next.
    10) Click next on Lang page without selecting any langs.
    11) Select all features on the feature panel and click next.
    Expected: Error to occur telling customer that the Existing Ecli
    pse is not compatible with your offering.
    Actual: Get to the next page and you can click install and no er
    rors occur during the install.
    
    Workaround:
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • RSA 7.5 install does not block when installing into Eclise
    3.4.1. Patch is required for modify install to work
    properly, but installer does not give the warning when the
    patch is missing.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Technote 1320364 has been created for this problem.  Eclipse
    has patch to address this issue.  It is fixed in 751
    release.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PK74761

  • Reported component name

    SW ARCHITECT LI

  • Reported component ID

    5724I7002

  • Reported release

    700

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2008-10-30

  • Closed date

    2008-12-15

  • Last modified date

    2008-12-15

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    SW ARCHITECT LI

  • Fixed component ID

    5724I7002

Applicable component levels

  • R700 PSN

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
10 September 2020