Release Notes -- Apache Geronimo Eclipse Plugin -- Version 2.1.4 -- 20090406210509


Helpful URLs
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Geronimo Devtools:                          http://geronimo.apache.org/development-tools.html
Geronimo Eclipse Update Site:               http://www.apache.org/dist/geronimo/eclipse/updates
Bug Tracking:                               http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMODEVTOOLS
Quick start - fast and easy development:    http://cwiki.apache.org/GMOxDOC21/quick-start-fast-and-easy-development.html
5-minute Tutorial using GEP:                http://cwiki.apache.org/GMOxDOC21/5-minute-tutorial-on-enterprise-application-development-with-eclipse-and-geronimo.html


System Requirements
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1. Java J2SE 1.5.0 or greater, and a platform that supports it

2. Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers (Ganymede or Europa), which is platform-specific

   -- Get Eclipse from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/

3. Geronimo server (2.0.x or 2.1.x)

   -- Get a Geronimo server from http://geronimo.apache.org/downloads.html



Notes
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You will likely need to increase the default setting for maximum PermGen size
for your Eclipse installation (especially for Sun's JDK 1.5.0_x on the Windows
platform) to prevent "java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: PermGen" errors. From the
command line you can use:

        eclipse -vmargs -Xms128m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=128m

Or you can edit your eclipse.ini file. An example is shown below but remember
that each argument has to be on seperate lines:

        -vmargs
        -Xms128m
        -Xmx512m
        -XX:MaxPermSize=128m



Geronimo Eclipse Plugin Version 2.1.4 Enhancements
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1. Numerous enhancements to the Geronimo deployment plan editors

2. Custom Geronimo server assembly support 

3. Geronimo server plugin support 

4. GEP is packaged as a single feature that provides v20 and v21 server support


Installation Instructions
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See http://cwiki.apache.org/GMOxDOC21/how-to-install-geronimo-eclipse-plugin-v214.html

Bug Fixes and New Features
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GERONIMODEVTOOLS-350 Update "Source" view with unsaved changes in Deployment Plan Editor, or prompt user to save before switching to "Source" view

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-365 Application deployment plan editor improvements

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-377 Need way to manage the adminobject list

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-384 Unable to set relationships

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-385 Web application deployment plan editor improvements

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-521 Sign features so the eclipse update manager recognizes them as signed

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-522 Feature.properties has a trailing backslash in it

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-524 Need ability to perform Custom Server Assembly

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-526 st.v21.ui plugin.xml needs internationalization

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-528 Refactor common testsuite plugin to reduce duplicate code

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-530 Faile to show EJB Security Role in security UI

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-532 Surface the publish timeout time in the server properties tab like all the other publishing attributes (e.g., publishing interval)

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-535 Add support for installing from update site for IBM RAD v7.5

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-536 Fail to launch browser when run a dynamic web application on server via GEP

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-539 Run as --> Run on Server testcase for dynamic web application

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-543 Investigate and determine if the JVM arguments that are used for Eclipse should be the same ones used for the Geronimo server

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-544 Add wizard for converting applications into Geronimo plugins

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-545 Initial version of the Server Plugin Manager code

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-546 Add summary page to Server Plugin Manager

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-547 Code cleanup on Server Plugin Manager

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-548 Combine Custom Server Assembly and the Plugin Server Manager into one wizard.

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-549 Write documentation for the Plugin Server Manager

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-550 Sharedlib problems when root directory of the project in the Eclipse workspace is different than project name

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-551 Update copyright years for 2009

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-554 Warning message about supported JDK version is wrong

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-555 Generated  geronimo-plugin.xml file is empy after converting application to plugin

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-556 Applications List Refresh during create geronimo plugin in GEP

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-558 Testsuite not able to find DefaultSelenium class

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-559 GEP signed feature jar(s) should not display nulls when asking the user if they "trust" the certificate(s)

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-560 Can't Add or Remove AppClient Project via GEP

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-562 Can't install plugin via GEP

GERONIMODEVTOOLS-564 Fail to create plugin via GEP


Release Notes -- Apache Geronimo Eclipse Plugin -- Version 2.1.4 -- 20090406210509

@version $Rev: 762582 $ $Date: 2009-04-06 20:48:10 -0400 (Mon, 06 Apr 2009) $