The format of Mac OS X applications has changed in Eclipse Mars to make Eclipse and Eclipse-based applications look more like native OS X applications. This format change was done in a way that is not backwards compatible, however SDC can work around this issue and will not put your users into a broken state.
What does this mean for you? It means if you want to upgrade your existing package to Eclipse 4.5.0 on OS X, you have to run a two stage upgrade flow or run the package’s installer. Because the old provisioning software doesn’t know how to interpret the new format, a single stage upgrade will not be offered to users.
The free version of Setting up Eclipse CDT on Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X can be found on Max Bergers website. It will always be the previous major revision of the document. A paid eBook version The eBook version of Setting up Eclipse CDT on Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X is distributed through Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Amazon.de. The Eclipse Installer 2020‑09 R now includes a JRE for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.
Your options for addressing this issue are as follows:
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Delayed Update |
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Use a New Package |
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Disable Mac OSX Support for the Package |
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Immediate Update |
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In instances where your Mac installations are no longer receiving updates due to this installation change (Delayed Updates and Immediate Update options above), a notification will automatically be displayed in Mac OSX telling the user to run the installer. Please refer to this documentation for ways to customize this notification.
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