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Re: Installing Manually Eclipse [message #913313 is a reply to message #913149] |
Sat, 15 September 2012 08:13 |
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"Average" Eclipse app typically contains some features (groups of
plug-ins) and plug-ins. And may accept _individual_ plug-ins through
placing them into dropins/ folder.
Dropins/ is watched by Equinox p2 (Equinox has own forum here at Eclipse
also) and a basic overview of purpose and layout is for example at
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Equinox/p2/Getting_Started#Dropins
Libor
On 09/14/2012 11:32 PM, Stephane St-Pierre wrote:
> Thank you very much, but how do you use the "dropins" Folder ?
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> If I downloads a new Maintenance, Stable or Nightly Build, do I unzip it
> all into the "dropins" Folders?
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> tx
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Re: Installing Manually Eclipse [message #915648 is a reply to message #913313] |
Mon, 17 September 2012 17:20 |
Eclipse User |
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Hi,
I wouldn't use dropins for a whole Eclipse update. I found that since
Eclipse needs to scan the dropins folders on every start up it can
severely impact the startup time depending on how much you put in there.
The basic reason I use dropins is for test purposes of new code and then
when completed I put the new code into an update site and remove it from
the dropins, and finally let it then be officially installed thru the
update manager.
Rich
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