Requirements
The Clover-for-Eclipse system requirements are as follows:
Eclipse Projects | Your Eclipse projects must use the built-in Java Builder for compilation of source code. We do not support AspectJ-based projects. |
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Known issues
- Projects initially instrumented/built using an earlier Clover plugin version or build may appear as grey in the Coverage Explorer. To resolve this, perform a clean build on your Clover-instrumented classes and select "Yes" when asked to delete coverage data.
Installation
You can either install the Clover-for-Eclipse from the live Clover Eclipse update site, Eclipse Marketplace or from a zipped archive downloaded manually.
1a. Installing the plug-in from the live Clover Eclipse update site
- Select from the menu "Help > Install New Software ...".
- Click "Add...", enter http://openclover.org/update in the "Location" field. Click "OK".
- Select the entry "Clover <version> (Eclipse 3.6 - 4.4 and RAD 8.0 - 9.0)".
- Deselect the checkbox "Contact all update sites ... " for faster installation.
- Click "Next" twice, select the radio button next to "I accept the license agreement" and click the "Finish".
- Installation process will start.
- You will be asked to install unsigned content. Click "OK".
- You will be asked to restart Eclipse. Click "Restart now" to complete the installation.
1b. Installing the plug-in from a downloaded archive of the Clover Eclipse update site
- Download the most recent Clover Eclipse update site archive from the Clover downloads page.
- Select from the menu "Help > Install New Software ...".
- Click "Add...", next click "Archive..." and point to the location of the downloaded archive. Click "OK".
- Select the entry "Clover <version> (Eclipse 3.6 - 4.3. and RAD 8.0 - 9.0)".
- Deselect the checkbox "Contact all update sites ... " for faster installation.
- Click "Next" twice, select the radio button next to "I accept the license agreement" and click the "Finish".
- Installation process will start.
- You will be asked to install unsigned content. Click "OK".
- You will be asked to restart Eclipse. Click "Restart now" to complete the installation.
1c. Installing the plug-in from the Eclipse Marketplace
- Select from the menu "Help > Eclipse Marketplace ...".
- On the "Search" tab, in the "Find" field type "Clover" and click "Go".
- You shall see a message "0 matches. Browse for more solutions." Click on this
link.
Clover is not listed in this dialog due to license restrictions applied by Eclipse Marketplace. - An internal web browser view will open. Click the "Atlassian Clover for
Eclipse" on a list of results.
- Plug-in page will open. Click the "Install" button.
- A dialog with a list of features to install will open. Check that "Clover 4" and "Clover 4 Ant Support" are selected and click "Next".
- A license agreement will be displayed. Select the radio button next to "I accept the license agreement" and click the "Finish".
- Installation process will start.
- You will be asked to install unsigned content. Click "OK".
- You will be asked to restart Eclipse. Click "Restart now" to complete the installation.
Uninstallation
To uninstall the plug-in:
- Select from the menu "Help > About Eclipse > Installation Details".
- Select "Installed Software" tab.
- Find the Clover features in the list - there should be two: "Clover 4" and "Clover 4 Ant Support".
- Select both, right click and select "Uninstall...". Click "Finish" to confirm you want to proceed.
- Uninstallation process will start. You will be asked if you want to restart Eclipse. Click "Restart Now".