Eclipse Oomph 1.6.0 Release Review

Type
Release
State
Successful
End Date of the Review Period

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Project
Release

1.6.0

Description

This release focuses on the following enhancements:

Authoring

  • Enhanced support for drag and drop, as well as copy and paste
  • Generalized improvements for tool tips and URI handling
  • Support for minimized implicit units in target definition generator

Installation

  • Enhanced proxy support
  • Enhanced handling of network problems to avoid repeated downloads from the same server
  • Better control over what the p2 task does on startup trigger
  • Better validation of the installation folder in simple mode

Customization

  • Enhanced support for custom branding
  • Support for multiple indices, as well as configurations
API Certification

The project leadership certifies that the APIs in this release are "Eclipse Quality".

Architectural Issues

None.

Security Issues

None.

Non-Code Aspects

None.

Usability Details

The software is very usable.

End of Life

None.

Standards

None.

Communities

All communities evolve quickly.