Chapter 2. Changes in Eclipse 4.16
Eclipse 4.16 ships with Red Hat Developer Tools and plug-ins from the 2020-06 release train that provide a number of bug fixes and feature enhancements.
This section lists notable new features and compatibility changes in this release.
| Eclipse IDE and JDT/PDE plug-ins have been updated to version 4.16. For a more complete list of changes, see the Eclipse 4.16 – New and Noteworthy page. Notable enhancements include:
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| The C/C++ Development Tooling has been updated to version 9.11.1. For details, see the upstream CDT 9.11.1 release notes.
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| The Linux Tools plug-ins have been updated to version 7.7.0. For details, see the upstream Linux Tools 7.7.0 release notes.
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| The PyDev plug-in has been updated to version 7.6.0, which introduces debugger improvements and adds support for Python 3.8 of Red Hat Software Collections (RHSCL). For details, see the upstream PyDev 7.6.0 release notes. |
| The Git integration plug-ins have been updated to version 5.8.0. For details, see the upstream EGit 5.8.0 release notes and JGit 5.8.0 release notes. Notable changes include:
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| The Web Tools Platform has been updated to version 3.18.0. For details, see the upstream Web Tools Platform 3.18 – New and Noteworthy and Web Tools Platform 3.18 – New and Noteworthy pages. Notable changes include:
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| The Maven integration plug-in has been updated to version 1.16.0. |
| Eclipse IDE and JDT/PDE plug-ins have been updated to version 4.16. For a more complete list of changes, see the Eclipse 4.16 – New and Noteworthy page. Notable enhancements include:
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Docker Tooling plug-in | Docker Tooling is no longer shipped as part of the Linux Tools plug-in. If you need Docker support, you can install it from the Eclipse Marketplace. |
Javascript Development Tools (JSDT) |
JSDT is no longer shipped as part of the |
Dali JPA Tools |
Dali is no longer shipped as part of the |
Mylyn | The Mylyn Task-Focused UI is no longer shipped as part of Eclipse. If needed, install it from the Eclipse Marketplace. |
Additional resources
For details on how to use the new features, see Eclipse Installed documentation.