Clover-for-Eclipse Installation Guide

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.
JDK Version

 

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Eclipse Version

Operating System

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 or from a zipped archive downloaded manually.

1a. Installing the plug-in from the live Clover Eclipse update site
  1. Select from the menu "Help > Install New Software ...".
  2. Click "Add...", enter https://openclover.org/update in the "Location" field. Click "OK".
  3. Select the entry "OpenClover <version> (Eclipse 2024-06 - 2026-03)".
  4. Deselect the checkbox "Contact all update sites ... " for faster installation.
  5. Click "Next" twice, select the radio button next to "I accept the license agreement" and click the "Finish".
  6. Installation process will start.
    1. You will be asked to install unsigned content. Click "OK".
    2. 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
  1. Download the most recent Clover Eclipse update site archive from the Clover downloads page.
  2. Select from the menu "Help > Install New Software ...".
  3. Click "Add...", next click "Archive..." and point to the location of the downloaded archive. Click "OK".
  4. Select the entry "OpenClover <version> (Eclipse 2024-06 - 2026-03)".
  5. Deselect the checkbox "Contact all update sites ... " for faster installation.
  6. Click "Next" twice, select the radio button next to "I accept the license agreement" and click the "Finish".
  7. Installation process will start.
    1. You will be asked to install unsigned content. Click "OK".
    2. You will be asked to restart Eclipse. Click "Restart now" to complete the installation.

Uninstallation

To uninstall the plug-in:

  1. Select from the menu "Help > About Eclipse > Installation Details".
  2. Select "Installed Software" tab.
  3. Find the Clover features in the list - there should be two: "OpenClover" and "OpenClover Ant Support".
  4. Select both, right click and select "Uninstall...". Click "Finish" to confirm you want to proceed.
  5. Uninstallation process will start. You will be asked if you want to restart Eclipse. Click "Restart Now".