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Alternative to update site for plugin install? [message #328775]

Tue, 03 June 2008 20:29

Eclipse User

I want to have people use my shiny new plugin. How?

I tried to create an update site but the install fails. (no repository
found for osgi.bundle).

I manually copied the plugin .jar file into a plugin directory. No
effect, my items don't show up.

The plugin works in PDE if I launch Eclipse Application.

Ideas on how to debug this?

Thanks,
John.

Re: Alternative to update site for plugin install? [message #328777 is a reply to message #328775]

Tue, 03 June 2008 21:09

Eclipse User

John J Barton wrote:
> I want to have people use my shiny new plugin. How?
>
> I tried to create an update site but the install fails. (no repository
> found for osgi.bundle).
>
> I manually copied the plugin .jar file into a plugin directory. No
> effect, my items don't show up.

I went back to my plugin and did export wizard. After puzzling over why
my build.xml kept vanishing I discovered
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=82302
Then I put the resulting .jar file in a plugin directory and it works.

I think that the update site / feature stuff assumes that you have set
up the plugin build correctly. Of course you can't test it.

>
> The plugin works in PDE if I launch Eclipse Application.
>
> Ideas on how to debug this?

Go back to your plugin. Open the plugin.xml, step through the checklist
on the overview page. Export the plugin jar file and test in a fresh
eclipse copy.

>
> Thanks,
> John.

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