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Plugin Required-Bundle [message #326684]

Fri, 28 March 2008 09:50

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: douglas.wieland.osv.fedex.com

Hello,

Is there a way that 2 plugins A and B requiring different conflicting
versions of a common plugin can work in the same RCP plugin environment?

Plugin A has a requirement:
Require-Bundle: com.common.plugin;bundle-version="[1.0.0,2.0.0)

Plugin B has a requirement:
Require-Bundle: com.common.plugin;bundle-version="[2.0.0,3.0.0)

When plugin B is installed plugin A quits working. Is there a way
plugin A can use one version of the common plugin and B can use
another version?

Thanks,
Doug

Re: Plugin Required-Bundle [message #326688 is a reply to message #326684]

Fri, 28 March 2008 10:27

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: merks.ca.ibm.com

Doug,

I think this can only work if the common plugin isn't a singleton (which
means it can't use or introduce extension points).

Doug wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is there a way that 2 plugins �A� and �B� requiring different
> conflicting versions of a common plugin can work in the same RCP
> plugin environment?
>
> Plugin �A� has a requirement:
> Require-Bundle: com.common.plugin;bundle-version="[1.0.0,2.0.0)�
>
> Plugin �B� has a requirement:
> Require-Bundle: com.common.plugin;bundle-version="[2.0.0,3.0.0)�
>
> When plugin �B� is installed plugin �A� quits working. Is there a way
> plugin �A� can use one version of the common plugin and �B� can use
> another version?
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
>

Re: Plugin Required-Bundle [message #326689 is a reply to message #326684]

Fri, 28 March 2008 10:32

Eclipse User

Bundles can do that ... plugins with plugin.xml cannot (since they have
the singleton:=true directive).

if your com.common.plugin doesn't have a plugin.xml it might be do-able.

PW

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