Eclipse/CFEclipse USaBility
I am working on a project with the U.S. Navy, on a secured, audited network. I am having a wonderful time adjusting to the reality that I can no longer install anything I want on my development computer (which is an addiction that is going to require a lot of rehab on my part). There is an approved list of development software that one must adhere to, and if you install something that is not on that list, you can get into quite a bit of trouble, from what I understand.
The development team I work with is using Dreamweaver 8, and there is nothing wrong with that, but I have been using Eclipse/CFEclipse for the better part of a year, and I would prefer to continue doing so, if possible. So I asked the question of whether or not Eclipse is on the approved list. As with all things Government, this could take a while to find out the answer.
In the meantime, I noticed that JRE 1.5 was already installed on the computer. So while at home, I copied a fresh install of Eclipse 3.2 to a 512MB USB memory stick and added CFEclipse and XMLBuddy. They are not using SVN, so I left that out, along with the nice CF RDS extensions I have been using, and MyEclipse. I popped the stick in the slot when I got to work, and Eclipse/CFEclipse launched just fine, albeit a little bit slower than normal.
The first time I launched it, Eclipse setup a default workspace on the local hard drive, so I deleted that and placed the workspace on the USB stick as well. I have been using it for a couple weeks now, and it works great. It doesn't install any files to the local hard drive and the only mouse-dropping left behind is the .project file left in the project directory, which nobody has a problem with.
I am hoping that eventually I will be able to install to the local hard drive, so that I can use the other plugins, but for now, this works pretty well.
The development team I work with is using Dreamweaver 8, and there is nothing wrong with that, but I have been using Eclipse/CFEclipse for the better part of a year, and I would prefer to continue doing so, if possible. So I asked the question of whether or not Eclipse is on the approved list. As with all things Government, this could take a while to find out the answer.
In the meantime, I noticed that JRE 1.5 was already installed on the computer. So while at home, I copied a fresh install of Eclipse 3.2 to a 512MB USB memory stick and added CFEclipse and XMLBuddy. They are not using SVN, so I left that out, along with the nice CF RDS extensions I have been using, and MyEclipse. I popped the stick in the slot when I got to work, and Eclipse/CFEclipse launched just fine, albeit a little bit slower than normal.
The first time I launched it, Eclipse setup a default workspace on the local hard drive, so I deleted that and placed the workspace on the USB stick as well. I have been using it for a couple weeks now, and it works great. It doesn't install any files to the local hard drive and the only mouse-dropping left behind is the .project file left in the project directory, which nobody has a problem with.
I am hoping that eventually I will be able to install to the local hard drive, so that I can use the other plugins, but for now, this works pretty well.
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Glad to hear they let you bring in USB keys, some places have been sealing up USB slots with superglue! (so I heard at any rate)
that it runs without a hitch though :)
Not so smart posting about doing something against your employer's policies on the web. I don't know if they know that address of your blog, but rest assure that at some point they will. Where I work, you have to tell them if you have a blog and what the address is. I doubt they go and check it every 5 minutes, but I can bet they do from time to time. If they find out that you have one and didn't make them aware of it, you can get terminated. The same goes for MySpace and FaceBook.
thats insane!!!!
surely they must also then be able to fire you for not letting them know you have a car, a red shirt in ya closet, 4 pillows on your bed and a pair of nike air shoes ???
or where is the limit drawn?
Hey Tony. I don't believe I am going against the policies. There policies state that you cannot install unauthorized software on the computer. I have not done that. I am simply using they JRE install that they put on the computer. I also cleared this move with my superior (the one trying to verify whether Eclipse is on the list), so I have not done anything under the covers. I have also been very careful not to disclose my location or projects I am working on.