Updating the IDE using the Software Updates Manager

The IDE includes a Software Updates Manager that you can use to find and install new features for the IDE.

Note:

To use the Software Updates Manager to install and update in the IDE, you'll need to run IDE in Administrative mode. The IDE launches and administrative version of the application, and it then lets the Software Updates Manager install or update software features for the IDE.

To update the IDE using the Software Updates manager:

Ensure that you started the IDE in IDE in Administrative mode.
Do one of the following:
- For updates to currently installed features:
  1. Click Help > Check For Updates > Find and install .
  2. Select Search for updates of the currently installed features.
  3. Click Finish.
  4. If prompted for an update site, click OK to select the default update site, or choose another mirror site from the list.
  5. When prompted, log into your myQNX account with a valid user name and password, and then click OK.
  6. Select a QNX Momentics Update Site from the list.
    You can expand the selected item to see the selection of QNX Momentics IDE features for installation.
  7. Click Next.
  8. Carefully review the license agreements for the update. If the terms of all these licenses are acceptable, select I accept the terms in the license agreements. Don't proceed to download the features if the license terms aren't acceptable. If a selected feature for installing includes optional features, another page lets you select whether you want to continue.
  9. Click Next.
  10. Click Finish.
  11. Click Install All to allow the installation process to proceed.
  12. After the new feature and plugins are downloaded successfully, and their files are installed into the IDE on the local computer, a new configuration is formulated.
  13. When prompted, click Yes to exit and restart the workbench for this update to take effect.
- For updates to new features:
  1. From within the IDE, click Help > Install New Software > Find and install .
  2. Select Search for new features to install.
  3. Click Next.
  4. Select a site from the list, or click one of the following:
    - New Remote Site and then specify a name and a URL for the update site, and then click OK.
    - New Local Site and browse to the location where you downloaded the update package file, select the file, and click OK.
  5. Click Finish.
  6. When prompted, log into your myQNX account, and then click OK.
  7. Expand update site items and view the features included in installation package.
  8. Select the features you want installed.
  9. Click Next.
  10. Carefully review the license agreements for the update. If the terms of all these licenses are acceptable, select I accept the terms in the license agreements. Don't proceed to download the features if the license terms aren't acceptable. If a selected feature for installing includes optional features, another page lets you select whether you want to continue.
  11. Click Next.
  12. Click Finish.
  13. Click Install All to allow the installation process to proceed.
  14. When prompted, click Yes to exit and restart the workbench for this update to take effect.

Note: If you install software updates (via Help > Install New Software ), the wizard may list some secondary update sites. You install updates from such sites at your own risk.

After you perform a software update, you will need to update qconn.