repast-simphony

How to get Repast Simphony started in Eclipse now that Groovy compiler 2.4 is officially unavilable?


I am trying to get the Repast Simphony to work with the instructions from here https://repast.github.io/download.html#update-site-install which clearly states that it would work only with Groovy Compiler version 2.4.x

However, in October 2020, support for the Groovy compiler has been officially dropped: https://github.com/groovy/groovy-eclipse/commit/454c669ab9649be2a87f449f7b9ea2eb29f7999e

Is there a way to get Repast Simphony to work with Eclipse anymore?


Solution

  • Thanks for finding this. You should be fine if you point to the update site from the previous version (v.3.9.0) of the Groovy Eclipse plugin: https://dist.springsource.org/release/GRECLIPSE/3.9.0/e4.16 We'll adjust the Repast Simphony Eclipse Update Site install instructions to reflect this.

    (Adjusted the instructions here: https://repast.github.io/download.html#update-site-install)