| Problems generating metadata repository for plug-in [message #133722] |
Fri, 26 June 2009 14:34 |
 Prasanna K
Messages: 78
Registered: July 2009 |
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We have developed an eclipse plug-in using 3.4.2.
We create an update site for this by following steps in this doc :
http://wiki.eclipse.org/FAQ_How_do_I_create_an_update_site_(site.xml)%3F
Installation of our plug-in on 3.4.2 and 3.5 works fine using the
resulting update site.
During installation on eclipse -3.4.2, in 'Available Software' window the
name of our plug-in appears something like this : file:/C:/Documents and
Settings/My Home/Path/To/Plugin/Dir
What we want is the name should be something like : 'My Company plug-in
update site'.
When googled I found this previous thread :
http://dev.eclipse.org/newslists/news.eclipse.platform.pde/m sg01695.html
So according to the solution in that post I tried to generate metadata and
artifact repositories for our plug-in.
This is the first batch file that I tried : http://pastebin.ca/1475495
It produces artifacts.jar as well as contents.jar but in a location like
this :
C:\Documents0and0Settings\My0Home\myorg\plugins\eclipsePlugi nInstaller\update-site
Now it creates a directory C:\Documents0and0Settings\My0Home (Notice the
zeros)
I want it in MY update-site directory.
Here is the second command used I to generate the metadata repository :
http://pastebin.ca/1475348
The batch file runs fine, eclipse splash comes up and goes and prompt
returns. But nothing happens. No artifacts.jar and / or content.jar gets
created.
I tried the shell script present on this site :
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Equinox_p2_Metadata_Generator which doesn't work.
Shows errors on several lines. I don't want to edit the script so had to
ignore it.
I downloaded p2 adminui to get this done using a gui from :
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Equinox_p2_Getting_Started_Admin_UI
I feel it is of no use for generating metadata repository.
How do I generate the metadata repository...? Where have I made a mistake?
BTW an exercise of this proportion just to place a proper name for the
artifact is for sure not warranted. Is there a simple way other than this?
(I know that editing content.xml manually works but can't be the solution
on a long run.)
Some more observations :
The name appears correct by default in 3.5 in p2 update manager. (Guess it
reads the value of repository/units/unit/properties/property
name='org.eclipse.equinox.p2.name' in content.xml)
And I didn't find a way to uninstall a plug-in from eclipse-3.5.
Thanks.
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