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How to install plugin in the update manager? [message #549173] Sun, 25 July 2010 19:48 Go to next message
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I have exported the simple Hello World plugin which adds a button to the
eclipse workbench. I have choosen to export it as an archieve. Afterwards I
try to install it through the update manager where I specify the path to the
created archieve but I just get an error that the archieve does not contain
a plugin (even though the plugin is located in the plugins folder in the
archieve).

Should I specify some special options when creating the plugin using the
export wizard to make it work with the update manager?

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Re: How to install plugin in the update manager? [message #549252 is a reply to message #549173] Mon, 26 July 2010 09:10 Go to previous message
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"bob" <bob@bobxxno.com> wrote in message
news:i2i4lk$dvj$1@build.eclipse.org...
>I have exported the simple Hello World plugin which adds a button to the
>eclipse workbench. I have choosen to export it as an archieve. Afterwards I
>try to install it through the update manager where I specify the path to
>the created archieve but I just get an error that the archieve does not
>contain a plugin (even though the plugin is located in the plugins folder
>in the archieve).
>
> Should I specify some special options when creating the plugin using the
> export wizard to make it work with the update manager?

I have now created a feature which is initialized from the launch
configuration belonging to the plugin. I then export this feature as an
archieve and point to it through the eclipse update manager and install it.
But all dependencies are also exported (which makes it possible to run it
outside eclipse) making it a pretty large plugin (approx 30 MB).

The plugin is only meant to run in eclipse (its an extension to the
workbench). Is it possible to make it smaller since a lot of the bundles are
already present in the target platform when eclipse is started?

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Re: How to install plugin in the update manager? [message #606312 is a reply to message #549173] Mon, 26 July 2010 09:10 Go to previous message
bob is currently offline bobFriend
Messages: 60
Registered: July 2009
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"bob" <bob@bobxxno.com> wrote in message
news:i2i4lk$dvj$1@build.eclipse.org...
>I have exported the simple Hello World plugin which adds a button to the
>eclipse workbench. I have choosen to export it as an archieve. Afterwards I
>try to install it through the update manager where I specify the path to
>the created archieve but I just get an error that the archieve does not
>contain a plugin (even though the plugin is located in the plugins folder
>in the archieve).
>
> Should I specify some special options when creating the plugin using the
> export wizard to make it work with the update manager?

I have now created a feature which is initialized from the launch
configuration belonging to the plugin. I then export this feature as an
archieve and point to it through the eclipse update manager and install it.
But all dependencies are also exported (which makes it possible to run it
outside eclipse) making it a pretty large plugin (approx 30 MB).

The plugin is only meant to run in eclipse (its an extension to the
workbench). Is it possible to make it smaller since a lot of the bundles are
already present in the target platform when eclipse is started?

Report message to a moderator

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