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plugins in directory other than $ECLIPSE_HOME/plugins [message #16494]

Fri, 25 April 2003 15:56

Eclipse User

Hi,

I was wondering if it is possible to tell Eclipse on startup where to find
a plugin that is not in the /plugins directory. I understand that there is
a -configuration option that takes a configurationFileURL as a parameter,
but I am uncertain about how to go about creating this file.

Thanks
Jennifer

Re: plugins in directory other than $ECLIPSE_HOME/plugins [message #16512 is a reply to message #16494]

Fri, 25 April 2003 16:44

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: muelleimer.usenet.katzien.de

* Jennifer Lhotak <jlhotak@sable.mcgill.ca> wrote:
> I was wondering if it is possible to tell Eclipse on startup where to find
> a plugin that is not in the /plugins directory. I understand that there is
> a -configuration option that takes a configurationFileURL as a parameter,
> but I am uncertain about how to go about creating this file.

you can do that by creating a links subdir next to plugins and
putting a xyz.links file in there with the content of
|path=/usr/local/lib
(example used by debian packages, needs to be a absolute pathname)

It would be nice if eclipse could also take this as a commandline
parameter:
http://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=36101

Jan

Re: plugins in directory other than $ECLIPSE_HOME/plugins [message #17527 is a reply to message #16494]

Sat, 26 April 2003 16:18

Eclipse User

Jennifer,

Use

Run -> Run -> Plug-ins and Fragements -> Choose plug-ins and fragments to
lauch from the list

to tell Eclipse to pick up plugins from your workspace. This creates a
configurationFileURL something like

file:/home/dgeg/eclipseWorkspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.ecli pse.pde.core/_home_dgeg_.dpkgue/platform.cfg

In a couple days I'll post an example where I use a platform.cfg to pick
up plugins from a 2nd site.

Don

Jennifer Lhotak wrote:

> Hi,

> I was wondering if it is possible to tell Eclipse on startup where to find
> a plugin that is not in the /plugins directory. I understand that there is
> a -configuration option that takes a configurationFileURL as a parameter,
> but I am uncertain about how to go about creating this file.

> Thanks
> Jennifer

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