一个电脑可以装两个java么,是否可以在一台计算机上安装多个Eclipse？

Is it possible to have multiple Eclipse installs on one computer? To make myself more clear, does Eclipse create any local settings files that other installs would mistake for their own?

解决方案

I do Eclipse plug-in development, so I have 9 Eclipses installed, from 3.2 to 4.2

I put each Eclipse in a separate directory like this.

C:

eclipse-3.6 RCP

eclipse-4.2 Java

eclipse-4.2 RCP

I unzip the Eclipse package to the appropriate sub-directory.

I use Windows, so I create a shortcut for the Eclipse executable modules (eclipse.exe).

24 September 2015 update based on the comments:

I have a separate workspace for each of my Eclipse instances. When I want to upgrade one of my workspaces to a newer Eclipse, I do the following:

Unzip the newer Eclipse to a eclipse- directory. My most recent version now is Eclipse Luna (4.4.2).

Create a new workspace.

Carefully, one Java project at a time, copy the project code from the old workspace to the new workspace. Test and make sure everything in the Java project works.

Keep the old workspace as a backup for at least 6 months.

If you work on Eclipse plug-ins, step 3 is a bit different.

Create a new Eclipse plug-in. Carefully copy your Eclipse plug-in code from the old Eclipse plug-in to the new Eclipse plug-in. Test as you reconstruct your Eclipse plug-in. This is as painful as it reads, which is why I don't upgrade my Eclipse plug-ins too often.