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PDE self hosting changes? No need for binary plug-ins? [message #202369]

Thu, 26 February 2004 10:25

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: john-mason.shackelford.pearson.com

I am used to having to setup my self-hosting workspace by checking out
the plugin project I want to work on from CVS, and import the
depencencies as binary project with the import wizard.

Recently, however, I discovered that I can work on plugins directly,
without importing the "required" binary projects. (Cool!) Did something
change in PDE to accomediate this? When did it change? Am I seeing the
result of the M7 dynamic classpath support? Has this become default in
integration builds since M7?

cf.
http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/~checkout~/pde-ui-h ome/selfhosting/dynamic-classpaths.html

Thanks,

John-Mason Shackelford

Software Developer
Pearson Educational Measurement - eMeasurement Group

2510 North Dodge St.
Iowa City, IA 52245
ph. 319-354-9200x6214
john-mason.shackelford@pearson.com
http://etest.ncspearson.com

Re: PDE self hosting changes? No need for binary plug-ins? [message #202409 is a reply to message #202369]

Thu, 26 February 2004 11:09

Eclipse User

I know in Debug / Ant land we have moved to using PDE library "Required
Plug-ins"
That way you get a Plug-in Dependencies container that resolves to the
required dependencies for that plugin.
Really helps me as then I don't forget to update my binary plugins :-)
I do not know how prevalent this is for the other plugins within the
SDK....but I believe everyone is being encouraged to make use of this
support.

HTH
Darins

"John-Mason P. Shackelford" <john-mason.shackelford@pearson.com> wrote in
message news:403E1003.807@pearson.com...
> I am used to having to setup my self-hosting workspace by checking out
> the plugin project I want to work on from CVS, and import the
> depencencies as binary project with the import wizard.
>
> Recently, however, I discovered that I can work on plugins directly,
> without importing the "required" binary projects. (Cool!) Did something
> change in PDE to accomediate this? When did it change? Am I seeing the
> result of the M7 dynamic classpath support? Has this become default in
> integration builds since M7?
>
> cf.
>
http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/~checkout~/pde-ui-h ome/selfhosting/dynamic-classpaths.html
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> John-Mason Shackelford
>
> Software Developer
> Pearson Educational Measurement - eMeasurement Group
>
> 2510 North Dodge St.
> Iowa City, IA 52245
> ph. 319-354-9200x6214
> john-mason.shackelford@pearson.com
> http://etest.ncspearson.com
>

Re: PDE self hosting changes? No need for binary plug-ins? [message #202578 is a reply to message #202409]

Thu, 26 February 2004 16:44

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: richkulp.NO.SPAM.us.ibm.com

You can use this, but the advantage of importing the required plugins as
binary with linked content is that these plugins will then participate
in the things like search references, declarations, etc. If they aren't
imported, then only compile against them works (though you can open an
editor on one to view the source).

--
Thanks, Rich Kulp

Re: PDE self hosting changes? No need for binary plug-ins? [message #202630 is a reply to message #202578]

Thu, 26 February 2004 18:26

Eclipse User

You can set things up through PDE to add external plugins to Java search
etc.

From Wassim's post on platform-releng:
http://dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/platform-releng-dev/msg 00181.html

>Since 2.1, PDE has provided a function that allows you to search JARs in
>external plug-ins without having to import them into your workspace.
>Go the Plug-ins View. Right-click on the external plug-in of your choice,
>and select 'Add to Java Search' from the context menu.
>
>This is one of the less known PDE features.

Thanks
Darins

"Rich Kulp" <richkulp@NO.SPAM.us.ibm.com> wrote in message
news:c1lp63$6kn$4@eclipse.org...
> You can use this, but the advantage of importing the required plugins as
> binary with linked content is that these plugins will then participate
> in the things like search references, declarations, etc. If they aren't
> imported, then only compile against them works (though you can open an
> editor on one to view the source).
>
>
> --
> Thanks, Rich Kulp
>
>

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