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Finding the Eclipse Version Number

I have posted how to find it in Eclipse Gallileo, but if anyone has information on older versions feel free to post it below.

Solution

  • (Update September 2012):

    MRT points out in the comments that "Eclipse Version" question references a .eclipseproduct in the main folder, and it contains:

    name=Eclipse Platform
id=org.eclipse.platform
version=3.x.0

    So that seems more straightforward than my original answer below.

    Also, Neeme Praks mentions below that there is a eclipse/configuration/config.ini which includes a line like:

    eclipse.buildId=4.4.1.M20140925-0400

    Again easier to find, as those are Java properties set and found with System.getProperty("eclipse.buildId").

    Original answer (April 2009)

    For Eclipse Helios 3.6, you can deduce the Eclipse Platform version directly from the About screen:
    It is a combination of the Eclipse global version and the build Id:

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    Here is an example for Eclipse 3.6M6:
    The version would be: 3.6.0.v201003121448, after the version 3.6.0 and the build Id I20100312-1448 (an Integration build from March 12th, 2010 at 14h48

    To see it more easily, click on "Plugin Details" and sort by Version.

    Note: Eclipse3.6 has a brand new cool logo:

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    And you can see the build Id now being displayed during the loading step of the different plugin.