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Download latest 4.2 eclipse build. Is it broken?


I am looking for the latest eclipse build specifically for 4.2.
In this downloads page the latest is the 4.2 Maintenance Build but when I go to the download area following this link the page is I see:

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Why is the status with red X? Is the build broken?


Solution

  • Maintenance builds are produced periodically to incorporate fixes into an existing release. They are typically built from tagged plug-in and feature pojects in a maintenance branch of the Git repository (i.e. R3_7_maintenance). Maintenance builds are promoted to a minor or service release (i.e. R3.7 or R3.7.1) after development teams have deemed one to be stable following one or more test-fix pass cycles.

    Maintenance builds don't have to be stable. Go for release builds of the current and stable builds of the next version. Integration builds should be stable too - but actually I see some test failures there too.