Does Eclipse IDE complain duplicate entries for handlers in plugin.xml? - eclipse

I mistakenly have duplicate entries in my plugin.xml. But the eclipse IDE didn't complain. Shouldn't it?

Semantics for extension points vary. Eclipse only performs basic data type validation on the extension data at design time. The extension point handlers typically perform further validation at runtime, but the depth of that validation varies from one extension point to another. Problems detected at runtime will be reported in the error log.

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Can I build a compiler plugin with a post processor to generate code from previous collected derived structs?

As far as I know current usage for compiler plugin is to define the attribute for compiler to recognize and then the compiler will invoke the code defined and registered in the plugin.
I am thinking if it is possible to build a compiler plugin that have a post processor. I can some how first register the structs encountered by proc_macro_derive in a data structure within the plugin, then the post processor can generate code according to the plugin data structure populated before.
My intention is to generate a symbol table form derived structs, so I can do some experiment for dynamic typing in rust. I am not sure if it is possible to achieved in compile time without manually register them one by one in runtime.

Embedded Coder not recognizing tokens in default code generation template

I recently obtained a license to use Embedded Coder with an existing Simulink model that we have developed. In attempting to generate C code for the first time from the model, I am working through several errors. At first, we had no code generation templates (.cgt) files defined in the model parameters. After some hunting, I found the default template that comes with MATLAB (matlabroot/toolbox/rtw/targets/ecoder/ert_code_template.cgt).
The latest is that I get errors on nearly every token in this default code generation template.
Since I'm just trying to get something to build, at first I commented out the offending lines (things like RTWFileVersion, etc), but now I am noticing that it's giving me errors for things that are mandatory (ie. Types). Types is one of several required items that must be in the .cgt file, so what's wrong that causes MATLAB to not recognize these tokens? I'm guessing something may be messed up with my installation, such as a path.
Other details:
Simulink R2013A x32
Target is a Freescale device
Thanks to Matthias W for getting me to check other configuration options. Turns out I had selected a .tlc file that was probably incompatible with Embedded Coder.
In Code Generation for "System target file" I have selected the ert.tlc file and now I am able to build the parts of my model I'm interested in.

Eclipse CDT: how to add support for new filetype

In Eclipse CDT, I would like to create syntax highlighting and a error parser for a custom filetype, lets say *.xy.
Those files do not contain C-Code, so i cannot use any existing parsers.
What kind of plugins would I have to create?
For the error parser, I think I have to use Codan? (have not tried it yet)
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-codan/
The CDT is the wrong start for your journey, if your language is not related to the CDT supported languages and workflows. Implement an xtext based language editor instead.
Maybe this is a simple solution for you:
colorEditor plugin
You can simply add a new language by unpacking the jar archive, then adding a xyz.xml file for your .xyz files.
Pakc together again, and copy into your Eclipse "plugins" dir.
You need to introduce a new "language" - this is the extension point: http://help.eclipse.org/helios/topic/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.isv/reference/extension-points/org_eclipse_cdt_core_language.html
Codan is not an "error parser" it is a static analysis framework. Error parser processes output of the command-line tools you use to build the application (e.g. compiler, linker) to identify errors that happened during the build and filling their attributes, e.g. source file name and line number.
Codan analyzes the source code in the editor to identify errors. E.g. it checks if the variable used in the expression was declared beforehand. Note that same check can be performed by a compile at a build time and then captured by error parser and shown in the editor/problems view - the goal of Codan is to detect problems sooner, before the build is even ran. Codan can also perform some checks that compiler doesn't.

Error with Groovy AST transformations when cleaning project in Eclipse

I'm trying to work through groovy's Implementing Local AST Transformations tutorial, but whenever I clean my project I get this error in each file that has the #WithLogging annotation in it:
Groovy:Could not find class for Transformation Processor AC.LoggingASTTransformation declared by AC.WithLogging
So you have a package named "AC" that contains both "WithLogging.groovy" and "LoggingASTTransformation.groovy" classes? Does it also contain any classes that implement the "WithLogging" interface?
If so, I'd suggest you move the class(es) that use your annotation to a location outside of the annotation defining package (the default will suffice, for diagnostic purposes) - Order of compilation matters with transformations. See this post on the groovy users mailing list for more on that.
Also try changing the annotation from #WithLogging to #AC.WithLogging.
As far as cleaning with Eclipse is concerned, I had a similar issue and found that I had to make a trivial modification after a clean to any file that contained my annotation. IE, add a space somewhere. Then save the file. This should rebuild everything properly.

I get new javascript every GWT compile without changing java source

GWT compiles the Java source into Javascript, and names the files according to a hash of their contents. I'm getting a new set of files every compile, because the javascript contents are changing, even when I don't change the source at all.
The files are different for OBF and PRETTY output, but if I set it to DETAILED, they're no longer different every compile. In PRETTY, I can see that all/most of the differences between compiles are in the value parameters for typeId. For example, a funciton called initValues() is called with different values for it's typeId parameter.
In PRETTY mode, the differences you see are allocation of Java Classes to TypeIds. It's how GWT manages run time type checking. You'll notice a table at the bottom of each script essentially mapping each typeId to all compatible superclasses. This is how GWT can still throw ClassCastException in JavaScript (though you should run into this very rarely!).
In OBF mode, the differences are due to the allocation of minified function names.
In both cases, it's due to the order the compiler is processing the code. Some internal symbol tables might be using a non-ordered collection store symbols for processing. It can happen for lots of reasons.
As far as I know, GWT will compile a new version every time you compile it, this is a feature ;)
You can use ant to control it though, so that it only builds the GWT section of your application if it's actually changed:
http://wiki.shiftyjelly.com/index.php/GWT#Use_The_Power_of_Ant_to_Build_Changes_Only