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Why using .jar file plugins for platform fragments? [message #48578]

Mon, 13 June 2005 09:20

Eclipse User

Hi,

when there is a shared library or an executable in a osgi .jar
plugin, the plugin gets unpacked into the configuration\org.eclipse.osgi\bundles
directory.

What is the advantage to install a platform fragment as .jar file
over the classical directory distribution, where the shared library is
accessed directly?

Should plugin fragments that only contain shared libraries and executables
be shipped as directories?

Isn't this copy of libraries a potential cause of trouble?

Is there a document/bugzilla entry that describes the rational
behind this?

Thanks

Michael

Re: Why using .jar file plugins for platform fragments? [message #48608 is a reply to message #48578]

Tue, 14 June 2005 15:50

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: pascal.ibm.canada

Some of the benefits are listed here in this document:
http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/plat form-core-home/documents/3.1/run_from_jars.html
An added benefit is it allow eclipse to start through java web start, which
is important for RCP.

The extracted libraries are managed by the runtime itself and do not cause
any problem.
As indicated in the document, not all plugins must or could be jared and it
is up to the plugin developer to decide on the format depending on the
restrictions.

HTH

PaScaL

"Michael Scharf" <Michael.Scharf@windriver.com> wrote in message
news:d8k16c$k9r$1@news.eclipse.org...
> Hi,
>
> when there is a shared library or an executable in a osgi .jar
> plugin, the plugin gets unpacked into the
configuration\org.eclipse.osgi\bundles
> directory.
>
> What is the advantage to install a platform fragment as .jar file
> over the classical directory distribution, where the shared library is
> accessed directly?
>
> Should plugin fragments that only contain shared libraries and executables
> be shipped as directories?
>
> Isn't this copy of libraries a potential cause of trouble?
>
> Is there a document/bugzilla entry that describes the rational
> behind this?
>
> Thanks
>
> Michael

Re: Why using .jar file plugins for platform fragments? [message #49483 is a reply to message #48608]

Mon, 22 August 2005 05:01

Eclipse User

Pascal Rapicault wrote:
> As indicated in the document, not all plugins must or could be jared and it
> is up to the plugin developer to decide on the format depending on the
> restrictions.

And how is the developer supposed to deploy plugins that can't be jared
using web start? How are library plugin supposed to be deployed?

Marcus

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