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Wed, 23 February 2005 09:54

Eclipse User

Hi,
I installed 3.1M5a and copied all plugins from 3.1M4. Then I got an
window with:
Unable to create part de.ariva.test
But but can't ok button and can't hit anything in the main window.

mfg Thomas Richter

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Re: plugins in 3.1M5a [message #281644 is a reply to message #281643]

Wed, 23 February 2005 10:02

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: bob.objfac.com

Thomas Richter wrote:
> Hi,
> I installed 3.1M5a and copied all plugins from 3.1M4. Then I got an
> window with:
> Unable to create part de.ariva.test
> But but can't ok button and can't hit anything in the main window.

Copied _all_ plugins? That can't work. Seem to be two good possibilities:

a) One of the plugins you copied doesn't work in 3.1M5a.

b) You copied too many plugins, overwriting some of the Eclipse ones.

Bob

Re: plugins in 3.1M5a [message #281650 is a reply to message #281644]

Wed, 23 February 2005 10:28

Eclipse User

Bob Foster wrote:
> Thomas Richter wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I installed 3.1M5a and copied all plugins from 3.1M4. Then I got an
>> window with:
>> Unable to create part de.ariva.test
>> But but can't ok button and can't hit anything in the main window.
>
>
> Copied _all_ plugins? That can't work. Seem to be two good possibilities:
>
> a) One of the plugins you copied doesn't work in 3.1M5a.

Although I should to able to me to hit error messages.

> b) You copied too many plugins, overwriting some of the Eclipse ones.

No. Copied only newer.

> Bob

mfg Thomas Richter

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Re: plugins in 3.1M5a [message #281659 is a reply to message #281650]

Wed, 23 February 2005 13:18

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: bob.objfac.com

Thomas Richter wrote:
> Bob Foster wrote:
>> a) One of the plugins you copied doesn't work in 3.1M5a.
>
> Although I should to able to me to hit error messages.

Unable to create part de.ariva.test.

Did you look in the .log file for a stack trace? This might nail which
plugin failed.

Bob

Re: plugins in 3.1M5a [message #281674 is a reply to message #281643]

Wed, 23 February 2005 19:09

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: x.x.com

Thomas Richter wrote:

> Hi,
> I installed 3.1M5a and copied all plugins from 3.1M4. Then I got an
> window with:
> Unable to create part de.ariva.test
> But but can't ok button and can't hit anything in the main window.

> mfg Thomas Richter

Never, ever copy plugins in the eclipse\plugins directory !
There is a much better way. Create an local extension directory. Here is
how:

1. Create a separate directory like c:\work\eclipse
2. Create a file with the name .eclipseextension in the c:\work\eclipse
directory.
3. Put the following content:

name=3rd party plugins
id=org.eclipse.third_party
version=0.0.1

4. Copy your plugins into the c:\work\eclipse\plugins directory. Some
plugins come with a feature directory, they should go into the
c:\work\eclipse\features directory.
5. Now from Eclipse select Help | Software Update | Manage Configuration
6. Click on Add an extension location
7. Select c:\work (not c:\work\eclipse !!!)
8. Restart Eclipse

By defining an external extension you keep Eclipse unpoluted. At any time
you can delete the contents of the Eclipse directory, and install another
version.
You need to add the extension location again, but that is it.

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