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Updating plug-ins in a linked location [message #113176]

Thu, 03 July 2008 13:05

Zviki Cohen

Messages: 25
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

Hi,

I have a set-up where my Eclipse installation is using an external
plug-ins folder. Since I moved to Eclipse 3.4 I'm using the dropins folder
for that. I have a link file in my dropins folder which points to my
external folder.

My question: What's the correct way of updating plug-ins in such cases?
If I use the Eclipse update options, I will have the updated versions
installed in my Eclipse installation and not in my linked folder?

Is this a bug of am I missing something?

Thanks,
Zviki

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Re: Updating plug-ins in a linked location [message #113519 is a reply to message #113176]

Wed, 09 July 2008 02:23

Pascal Rapicault

Messages: 333
Registered: July 2009
Location: Ottawa

Senior Member

You are not missing anything. This is expected behavior
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=230373#c5
If you can, I would strongly encourage you to move out of the links /
dropins folder altogether and manage your install using the p2 UI.

"Zviki Cohen" <zvikico@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:637becaa7c5ba2b08cf6faf3d2f3e428$1@www.eclipse.org...
> Hi,
>
> I have a set-up where my Eclipse installation is using an external
> plug-ins folder. Since I moved to Eclipse 3.4 I'm using the dropins folder
> for that. I have a link file in my dropins folder which points to my
> external folder.
>
> My question: What's the correct way of updating plug-ins in such cases?
> If I use the Eclipse update options, I will have the updated versions
> installed in my Eclipse installation and not in my linked folder?
>
> Is this a bug of am I missing something?
>
> Thanks,
> Zviki
>
>

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