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How to specify "categories" for products? [message #59005]

Thu, 30 April 2009 18:23

Eric Jain

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Registered: July 2009

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The p2 update/installation UI (in 3.5M6) has an option (enabled by
default) to group installable items by "category". How do I specify a
category for my product when building it? Without a category, the product
doesn't appear unless "group items by category" is unchecked!

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Re: How to specify "categories" for products? [message #59054 is a reply to message #59005]

Thu, 30 April 2009 19:40

Chris Aniszczyk

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Registered: July 2009

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Eric Jain wrote:
> The p2 update/installation UI (in 3.5M6) has an option (enabled by
> default) to group installable items by "category". How do I specify a
> category for my product when building it? Without a category, the
> product doesn't appear unless "group items by category" is unchecked!

In Eclipse 3.5 M7 (due this Friday), there is a new category definition
editor in PDE and when you export a feature, you can choose a category
definition. I believe there's a way to invoke it in a headless fashion too.

You really like living on the bleeding edge eh ;)?

Cheers,

Chris Aniszczyk | EclipseSource Austin | +1 860 839 2465
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Re: How to specify "categories" for products? [message #59103 is a reply to message #59054]

Thu, 30 April 2009 20:13

Eric Jain

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Chris Aniszczyk wrote:
> You really like living on the bleeding edge eh ;)?

Not at all: I conservatively stick to the current milestone release :-)

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Re: How to specify "categories" for products? [message #59974 is a reply to message #59054]

Thu, 07 May 2009 01:48

Eric Jain

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Registered: July 2009

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Chris Aniszczyk wrote:
> In Eclipse 3.5 M7 (due this Friday), there is a new category definition
> editor in PDE and when you export a feature, you can choose a category
> definition. I believe there's a way to invoke it in a headless fashion too.

Just tried it... The problem is it works only with features, but all I
have a plug-in based product :-(

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