| p2 in RCP: update one feature separately from RCP shell, how? [message #537836] |
Thu, 03 June 2010 19:37  |
 maarten meijer
Messages: 146
Registered: July 2009 |
Senior Member |
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Hi,
I have a tool feature/plugin on eclipse marketplace that can be
installed in an Eclipse Workbench (RCP + Platform). It has editors,
builders, problem markers, quick fixes, etc. This can be updated from
update site.
ref http://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/eulumdat-tools-plugin
Since most of my users come from the lighting field and not from
programming, even the base Eclipse workbench is a bit much.
So I created slimmed down version of workbench, without the debug and
team stuff, just the Resource and my own perspective.
What I want is for my users to install this base shell from a ZIP
archive for their platform, and from then on use p2 to update the tool
feature from the update site.
ref http://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/eulumdat-tools-rcp
I created a product feature hierarchy as follows:
product
app feature
RCP
GEF
slimmed platform
<my tool feature pos A>
<my tool feature pos B>
When I try to add the tool feature to the product file root (pos B) or
as a dependent feature in the app feature (pos A), I cannot update, as
the versions cannot coexist. Neither with update or install new feature.
When I do the setup below, without the tool feature and then manually
install from uopdate site everything works. And updates are identified
correctly. So what I want is a partial update site.
product
app feature
RCP
GEF
slimmed platform
Is there a way to use p2 ant tasks to install the tool feature in the
RCP builds for different platforms? Then my build process will be
- export product for multiple platforms to create exe
- export tool feature into same repository
- call p2 ant tasks to force install into the different exe
Another option would be to be able to add fourth option to the export
feature dialog: export into generated product repository (ie put UI on
top) Should I open a bug for this?
Help will be greatly appreciated!
Maarten Meijer
eclipse trainer & consultant
contributor to Mylyn & ECF
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