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Deploy plugin as a directory not as .jar [message #790418] Sat, 04 February 2012 03:05 Go to next message
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Hi,

i tried to google the question in the topic but all i could find was tutorials about the basics (installation and deployment).
I'd like to deploy a plugin that contains several .jars. Users should be able to install it through our update site.

The plugin provides a ClasspathEntry for a (custom) Java Library and consist of the jars mentioned above.
Now the Classpath-API expects absolute paths. That excludes referencing the jars inside a deployed jar.
Therefore now my question: Can i somehow deploy this plugin so that after installation the plugin lives inside the plugin-folder as a directory? I tried the different "Export Wizard" options but everytime it creates a jar which installs as a jar.
A workaround to this problem would be to extract the jar files into a temporary directory each time and reference them from there.

Regards
Hendrik
Re: Deploy plugin as a directory not as .jar [message #791502 is a reply to message #790418] Sun, 05 February 2012 18:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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See the "Eclipse-BundleShape" header at

http://help.eclipse.org/indigo/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/misc/bundle_manifest.html
Re: Deploy plugin as a directory not as .jar [message #791985 is a reply to message #790418] Mon, 06 February 2012 08:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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If you are exporting a single bundle (using PDE) you have the option to not package the plug-ins as individual JAR archives. When exporting deployable plug-ins and fragments look for the "Options" tab. On that tab there is an option that is selected by default to package the plug-ins as jars. Deselect this option and the bundle should be packaged as a directory.

Tom.
Re: Deploy plugin as a directory not as .jar [message #996563 is a reply to message #791985] Wed, 02 January 2013 06:41 Go to previous message
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Thanks, that solved the problem.
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