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What the difference between Eclipse 3.7, 3.8 and 4.2?

Eclipse Indigo is 3.7, and Eclipse Juno is 4.2, but 3.8M1 has just been released. What's 3.8 and how is this different from 3.7? I'm eagerly awaiting Java 7 support and am confused whether I should use 3.8M1 or wait for 3.7.1

Solution

  • ...the feature and API set for the next feature release of the Eclipse SDK after 3.7, designated release 4.2 and code-named Juno. This release is occurring simultaneously with the 3.8 platform release. The 4.2 release is a mature platform release containing significant new feature work, while the 3.8 release focuses on stability and bug fixes.

    From: http://www.eclipse.org/projects/project-plan.php?projectid=eclipse

    Also, Java 7 support began with 3.7.1:

    https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=288548