可以從
eclipse.org
網站
(
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads
)
下載，可以發現『最新』與『最好』的版本，這兩種版本通常不一樣，基本上有五種版本
或建置
(build)
可供下載：
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釋出版
(Latest Release builds)
?E.g.,3.1.2
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Releases are builds that have been declared major releases by the development team - for example "R1.0". Releases are the right builds for people who want to be on a stable, tested release, and don't need the latest greatest features and improvements. Release builds always have an "R" at the beginning of the name i.e. R1.0, R2.0 etc. Non-release builds are named according to the date of the build - for example 20011027 is the build from Oct 27, 2001.
由Eclipse開發團隊所宣稱的主要穩定版本。Release builds經過完整測試，并具有一致性、定義清楚的功? 能。它的定位就跟上市的商業軟件一樣。
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穩定版
(Stream Stable ?builds)
E.g., 3.2RC7
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Stable builds are integration builds that have been found to be stable enough for most people to use. They are promoted from integration build to stable build by the architecture team after they have been used for a few days and deemed reasonably stable. The latest stable build is the right build for people who want to stay up to date with what is going on in the latest development stream, and don't mind putting up with a few problems n in order to get the latest greatest features and bug fixes. The latest stable build is the one the development team likes people to be using, because of the valuable and timely feedback.
比Release build新一級的版本，經由Eclipse開發團隊測試，并認定它相當穩定。新功能通常會在此過渡版本出現。它的定位就跟商業軟件的beta版一樣。
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整合版
(Stream Integration ?builds)
E.g., I20060614-0843
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Periodically, component teams version off their work in what they believe is a stable, consistent state, and they update the build configuration to indicate that the next integration build should take this version of the component. Integration builds are built from these stable component versions that have been specified by each component team as the best version available. Integration builds may be promoted to stable builds after a few days of testing. Integration builds are built whenever new stable component versions are released into the build.
此版本的各個獨立的組件已經過Eclipse開發團隊認定具有穩定度，但不保證集成在一起沒問題。若集成在一起 夠穩定，它就有可能晉升成Stable build。
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當日最新版（
Stream Nightly
?builds)
E.g., N20060617-0010
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Nightly builds are produced every night from whatever has been released into the HEAD stream of the CVS repository. They are completely untested and will almost always have major problems. Many will not work at all. These drops are normally only useful to developers actually working on the Eclipse Project.
此版本顯然是從最新的原始碼產生出來的。可想而知，此版本當然不保證它跑起來沒問題，搞不好還有嚴重的bug。
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維護版
(Stream Maintenance Build) E.g.,. R2_1_maintenance
，
R2.1 or R2.1.2
Maintenance builds are produced periodically to incorporate fixes into an existing release. They are typically built from tagged plug-in and feature pojects in a maintenance stream of the CVS repository (i.e. R2_1_maintenance). Maintenance builds are promoted to a minor or service release (i.e. R2.1 or R2.1.2) after development teams have deemed one to be stable following one or more test-fix pass cycles.