| Suggestion for 3.2 Update Manager [message #292741] |
Tue, 11 October 2005 19:54  |
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Originally posted by: michael.giroux.objectweb.org
One issue I have w/ keeping Eclipse up to date is that the only realy safe
way to install a new version is to install into a new directory.
Recognizing that this requirement probably will remain into the future, it
would be nice if Update Manager had a feature to pull forward all of the
plugins from a previous install.
For example, if Eclipse 3.1 is installed in c:\eclipse31\eclipse, and I
install 3.1.1 into c:\eclipse311\eclipse, it would be nice to be able to
open the 3.1.1 eclipse.exe and have the update manager migrate all of the
plugins that are in the previous 3.1 install.
Would such a feature be of interest to anyone else?
Michael Giroux
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| Re: Suggestion for 3.2 Update Manager [message #292753 is a reply to message #292741] |
Wed, 12 October 2005 04:07  |
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Originally posted by: eclipse.bettsockentraeger.de
Such a feature exists! Simply install your plugins to an external
Location. Go into the UpdateManager "Help > Software Updates > Manage
Configuration" and add an location (This can also be done when you
install the plugin through the update manager). The folder you select
has to contain a eclipse folder which contains a feature and plugins
folder and a file called .eclipseextension.
/somedir/
|- eclipse
|- features
|- plugins
|- .eclipseextension
in .eclipseextension you have to have
id=org.eclipse.platform
name=Eclipse Platform
version=3.1.1
The filestructure is automatically created when specify the new location
during installation of a plugin.
Regards
Stefan
Michael Giroux wrote:
> One issue I have w/ keeping Eclipse up to date is that the only realy safe
> way to install a new version is to install into a new directory.
> Recognizing that this requirement probably will remain into the future, it
> would be nice if Update Manager had a feature to pull forward all of the
> plugins from a previous install.
>
> For example, if Eclipse 3.1 is installed in c:\eclipse31\eclipse, and I
> install 3.1.1 into c:\eclipse311\eclipse, it would be nice to be able to
> open the 3.1.1 eclipse.exe and have the update manager migrate all of the
> plugins that are in the previous 3.1 install.
>
> Would such a feature be of interest to anyone else?
>
> Michael Giroux
>
>
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| Re: Suggestion for 3.2 Update Manager [message #292782 is a reply to message #292753] |
Wed, 12 October 2005 10:40 |
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Originally posted by: michael.giroux.objectweb.org
Thanks Stefan.
I am aware of extension locations. I guess my initial post was not clear
enough on this point. What I would like to see is an automatic
configuration of the new eclipse install based on a previous install. I
know I can currently add the extension locations manually, but it would be
handy if I could just point to the previous install and tell Update Manager
to bring all the extension locations I had defined in the old version into
the new version.
Michael Giroux
"Stefan Langer" <eclipse@bettsockentraeger.de> wrote in message
news:diig6t$t3c$1@news.eclipse.org...
> Such a feature exists! Simply install your plugins to an external
> Location. Go into the UpdateManager "Help > Software Updates > Manage
> Configuration" and add an location (This can also be done when you install
> the plugin through the update manager). The folder you select has to
> contain a eclipse folder which contains a feature and plugins folder and a
> file called .eclipseextension.
> /somedir/
> |- eclipse
> |- features
> |- plugins
> |- .eclipseextension
>
> in .eclipseextension you have to have
> id=org.eclipse.platform
> name=Eclipse Platform
> version=3.1.1
>
> The filestructure is automatically created when specify the new location
> during installation of a plugin.
>
> Regards
> Stefan
>
> Michael Giroux wrote:
>> One issue I have w/ keeping Eclipse up to date is that the only realy
>> safe way to install a new version is to install into a new directory.
>> Recognizing that this requirement probably will remain into the future,
>> it would be nice if Update Manager had a feature to pull forward all of
>> the plugins from a previous install.
>>
>> For example, if Eclipse 3.1 is installed in c:\eclipse31\eclipse, and I
>> install 3.1.1 into c:\eclipse311\eclipse, it would be nice to be able to
>> open the 3.1.1 eclipse.exe and have the update manager migrate all of the
>> plugins that are in the previous 3.1 install.
>>
>> Would such a feature be of interest to anyone else?
>>
>> Michael Giroux
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