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Overview
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- A valid license for WhiteSource for Developers
- A license key for WhiteSource Advise for IDE, available via one of the following options:
- If you do not have direct access to the WhiteSource Application, obtain the license key from your WhiteSource Administrator.
- If you have access to the WhiteSource Application, do as follows (NOTE: This option is only available when using version 20.11.1 or later of WhiteSource Advise):
- Go to the WhiteSource Application.
- Open the Profile page.
- In the WhiteSource Advise - IDE Integration section at the bottom, select your organization.
- Copy your personal license key to be used later in Activating WhiteSource Advise.
- Java JDK 1.8 and up (see here for instructions) or OpenJDK 1.8 and up is installed
- Either or both of the following:
- Apache Maven Application is installed and the Maven path and all environment variables are set up (see here for instructions)
- Gradle is installed
- Eclipse is installed and you are familiar with its basic functionality.
- The plugin supports the following Eclipse IDE versions:
- 2020-09 (4.17)
- 2020-06 (4.16)
- 2020-03 (4.15)
- 2019-12 (4.14)
- 2019-09 (4.13)
- 2019-06 (4.12)
- 2019-03 (4.11)
- 2018-12 (4.10)
- 2018-09 (4.9)
- When declaring a gradle.properties file, ensure it is declared in the project's top-level folder.
Installing WhiteSource Advise
To install WhiteSource Advise, do as follows:
NOTE: If you previously installed the WhiteSource Advise plugin using the dropin folder, you must delete the org.whitesource.eclipse.plugin jar file from the dropin folder before performing this procedure.
- Start Eclipse, specifying the preferred workspace.
- From the menu bar, select Help > Eclipse Marketplace. The Eclipse Marketplace screen is displayed.
- In the Search tab, in the Search box, enter whitesource and press Enter from your keyboard. The WhiteSource Advise plugin information is displayed.
- Click Install.
- Read and accept the license agreement's terms, and click Finish.
- In the pop-up message, click Restart Now.
Activating WhiteSource Advise
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- Start Eclipse, specifying the preferred workspace.
- From the menu bar, select Help > Eclipse Marketplace. The Eclipse Marketplace screen is displayed.
- Click the Installed tab.
- Scroll for the WhiteSource Advise plugin.
- Click Update.
- Read and accept the license agreement's terms, and click Finish.
- In the popup message, click Restart Now.
Uninstalling WhiteSource Advise
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