Re: [EXTERNAL] IBM Rational Developer for i 9.8.0.1 fixpack is now available!

Hi Eddie,

During our BETA, users who had added p2 update sites that target Eclipse updates had issues updating the BETA.

Eclipse update sites use .../updates in the url, and those are intended for the current version of Eclipse. Eclipse updates version every quarter, and their component sites are out of date for Eclipse 4.23 after 6 to 9 months.

Using those update sites will replace our Eclipse plugins and cause the current installation to stop functioning. Requiring a re-install.

As an Example URL via the eGIT repository:
https://download.eclipse.org/egit/updates (usable for 4.26 to 4.30 only and uses Java 17.)

I feel your frustration, and would like to apologize for the troubles you've already experienced.

We have expanded our BETA program over the past 5 years, but we are always looking for new folks. The more diverse setup base we have, the better releases we have.

If you want to join the RDi BETA team, simply reach out to me via IBM Support, or contact me directly on LinkedIN.

Steve Ferrell
Principal Software Engineer Lead RDi
Fortra
www.linkedin.com/in/steve-ferrell-rdi

Well, the "install new software", "check for RDi updates", "check > for software updates" options didn't work with this fix pack. I
and others had to uninstall RDi and reinstall it.