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I'm back. After a long stint working on a C# database app (Entity Framework is way cool), I'm back on an embedded project. I always like to refresh my toolset so I took a shot at working with Indigo. Things are better than Helios and NB is working on a new Indigo compatible plug-in so I am hopeful. The compelling feature (to me) in Indigo is Codan, the code analysis and refactoring tool. Even simple refactorings like rename can save you a lot of time if they work well. I was hoping the code analysis might replace the need for lint, and while it doesn't look to be anywhere near as comprehensive, it will probably prove valuable to those not linting their code. I updated the relevant wiki article and blogged about my experiences so far, for anybody crazy enough to be interested. The Juno relase is coming in June! It promises to improve the code analysis experience.

Got a new set of beta 2.6.0 plugins today and they work GREAT! Kudos to NB and Forrest for getting this working. I was able to create and test run configurations today with no problem. I tested the 5270 and 5272 factory demos. Codan flags a few lines which I fixed and no problems from build to running. I then ran several of my own projects through the process. The Run configuration dialog has a new launcher area "NetBurner Coldfire Launcher" and using this worked flawlessly. I got an error message about the configuration not supporting source lookup but it didn't adversely affect the process. I'm moving onto Indigo as my development platform. I'll post if I find any show stoppers.

Never leave well enough alone. Actually since I was testing the plug-ins for robustness, I take solace in believing this was a good thing to try. I installed the Subclipse plug-ins to get integrated SVN support inside Indigo. After doing so the nbeclipse.core plug-in will no longer load. The actual tool chain still functions but I can't create or modify any run configurations and I can't create any new NB targeted projects. Much worse is the fact that I can't seem to get them functional again. I've tried everything from uninstalling Subclipse to completely starting over with a clean Indigo/CDT install and a fresh copy of the plug-ins (twice).

According to an answer on Stack Overflow Eclipse no longer supports dragging plug-ins directly into the plug-in folders. There is a new drop-in folder that's meant as a last-ditch effort but they really expect plug-ins to be installed from a software site. I did try the dropins folder and it works the same as dragging to the plug-ins.

So if you want to use Indigo be sure not to try and install Subclipse (at least for now).