Installing
You can see here the instructions for installing Rational® Programming Patterns . These instructions are also included in the
installation guide that is available from the installation electronic images of the product and the
IBM publications center.
Introduction
The installation instructions guide you in installing, updating, and uninstalling Rational Programming Patterns V9.8.0 .
Rational Programming Patterns installation requirements
This section presents the installation requirements for VisualAge® Pacbase, the Rational Programming Patterns Eclipse client and the server.
Installing the required products
Complete the following instructions to install the Rational Programming Patterns client and server.
Installing Rational Programming Patterns
Follow the instructions provided in this section to install Rational Programming Patterns .
Post-installation tasks
The Pacbase facet of Rational Programming Patterns runs only with the default encoding of the workspace in the Software Delivery Platform. If the field Text file encoding , available from , contains another value than the default value Cp1252 , you must change it. Any other value causes use problems.
Starting the Rational Programming Patterns Eclipse client
You can start the Rational Programming Patterns Eclipse client from the Windows desktop environment or explorer, or from the command-line interface.
Testing the installation
Before you can work with the new products, you must ensure that the installation was successful.
Installing Rational Programming Patterns fixes
IBM® periodically provides fixes that apply to the Rational Programming Patterns versions. These fixes correct defects that are reported by users or discovered internally. So you can install them as soon as they are available.