Re: Can't install iSphere Compare Filters on RDi 9.8

[Thomas Raddatz <thomas.raddatz@xxxxxx>]

Hi Dan,

I assume you are out of 2's on your keyboard, right? ;-)
Just kidding.

RDi 9.8 is running on Eclipse 4.23.

Thomas.

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Von: WDSCI-L <wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Im Auftrag von Vern Hamberg via WDSCI-L
Gesendet: Samstag, 21. Oktober 2023 03:38
An: Rational Developer for IBM i <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Dan Bale <dan.bale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Betreff: Re: [WDSCI-L] Can't install iSphere Compare Filters on RDi 9.8

Hi Dan

Problem is that compare filters requires Eclipse 4.4 - RDi 9.8 is Eclipse 4.3.

Cheers
Vern

On 10/20/2023 6:47 PM, Dan Bale wrote:
> Currently, we are using iSphere 2.8.0, the software for which is already on our network drive.  We are firewalled from downloading software from sourceforge without an act of Congress, but I am trying to get approval to download the latest version of iSphere.
>
> We recently got our activation kit for RDi v9.8 and, after installing it, I went to install iSphere 2.8.0.  I'm getting the "Install Remediation Page" showing iSphere Compare Filters will not be installed,  Details:
> -> Cannot complete the install because one or more required items could not be found.
> ->   Software being installed: iSphere Compare Filters for RDi 9.5+ (recommended) 2.8.0.r (biz.isphere.comparefilters.feature.group 2.8.0.r)
> ->   Missing requirement: iSphere Compare Filters for RDi 9.5+ 
> -> (recommended) 2.8.0.r (biz.isphere.comparefilters.feature.group 
> -> 2.8.0.r) requires 'org.eclipse.equinox.p2.iu; 
> -> org.eclipse.platform.feature.group 4.4.2.v20150204-1700' but it 
> -> could not be found
>
> I found https://archive.midrange.com/wdsci-l/202305/msg00082.html which referenced this same issue earlier in the thread.  This message mentioned "editing the XML in content.jar and in biz.isphere.comparefilters_5.2.8.r.jar", which I am not keen on doing.
>
> Does iSphere 5.2.9 address this issue?  If not, does anyone have Compare Filters working on RDi 9.8?
>
> - Dan
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