Deploy to a legacy cRIO from our new IDEs (Eclipse/IDEA)?

[Roth So]

Hi! Our team today successfully resurrected the ole' 2014 robot. The cRIO fortunately still had code in it, so we didn't have to deploy it again.

However, we likely will need to modify the code soon (to practice), which means we will have to find a way to deploy it. After some researching, my understanding is that the only way to deploy Java code to the cRIO is through the Netbeans plugins.

I would ideally like to keep both our current IDEs and the cRIO. But if I understand correctly, this means we now face a conundrum:

• If we want to keep the cRIO, we must use Netbeans
• If we want to keep our IDE, we must use the roboRIO

Seems odd. Am missing something here? Is it true there is no good way to deploy Java code to the old cRIO from Eclipse or IntelliJ? If so, would we also face compatibility issues in using the latest WPILib?

At this point, I'm considering we instead snag a roboRIO from another robot and then use GradleRIO to deploy from IntelliJ for a truly "fresh" start that better mimics our environment this upcoming season. We would also be able to use the new latest WPILib. However, I can't justify this action; it feels wrong to suggest this is the only course of action when I'm not entirely sure it is.

Thanks in advance for any help here!