Custom Eclipse Builder

Custom Eclipse Builder is a lightweight Ant-based project designed to build company and personally customized Eclipse distributions that include relevant plugins, preferences, and settings. With the modern software development process becoming more and more distributed, it is crucial that all involved developers adhere to the rules and guidelines applicable to the project. There are numerous tools available to simplify the development process, and one such tool that is steadily growing in popularity is Eclipse.

The number of companies, organizations, and project teams using Eclipse continues to rise. Typically, a developer is responsible for downloading and configuring Eclipse and various plugins in such a company. Consequently, with more developers using Eclipse within an organization, there are more varied versions, configurations, and settings to contend with. This diversity can lead to conflicts of all sorts, which unfortunately is commonplace.

The Custom Eclipse Builder is the ultimate solution to these issues. Once installed and configured, you can build your own Eclipse distribution in just a few minutes whenever you want, such as by scheduling a cron job. The Builder will automatically download all desired Eclipse and plugin distributions, so you do not have to check if a new plugin version that you want to include in the distribution is available. Plugin version management is taken care of for you by the Custom Eclipse Builder. You can use the software for several months without making any modifications once it is installed and configured.

This release of the Custom Eclipse Builder addresses some minor bugs and supports building distribution versions using Eclipse 3.2M1, 3.2M2, and 3.2M3. Overall, the Custom Eclipse Builder is an outstanding solution for building customized Eclipse distributions efficiently and reliably. It ensures that projects run smoothly by avoiding conflicts caused by the different tools and versions developers use.