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Import a Plug-in Project wipes out my plugin.xml + MANIFEST.inf file [message #310312]

Tue, 28 November 2006 12:36

Eclipse User

Hello:

I have been using ECLIPSE now for almost 2 years and still have not
figured out how to do this. Our company has a bunch of plug-ins that make
up our app. We have a complete ant-build system that can build the
plugins outside of ECLIPSE. All I want to do is load the plugins "AS IS"
using our MANIFEST.inf and plugin.xml files and use the ECLIPSE dev
environment without compiling any files within ECLIPSE.

When I load in a plugin now as a Plug-in Project, I go through the wizard
by filling out the first page and then unchecking the two check boxes in
the Plug-in Options box in the second page. ECLISPE then proceeds to load
my plugin project but then deletes my plugin.xml and then overwrites my
MANIFEST.inf. Bummer. I have tried to import the plugin, but that has
too many options for me and seems to complicated.

I am using ECLIPSE 3.2.

Any ideas?

Re: Import a Plug-in Project wipes out my plugin.xml + MANIFEST.inf file [message #310319 is a reply to message #310312]

Tue, 28 November 2006 13:32

Eclipse User

If they're already eclipse projects, just not in your workspace, you can
use File>Import...>Existing projects into workspace

Re: Import a Plug-in Project wipes out my plugin.xml + MANIFEST.inf file [message #310321 is a reply to message #310312]

Tue, 28 November 2006 13:56

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: richkulp.us.NO_SPAM.ibm.com

Put the plugin into your workspace's TARGET Eclipse, and then import
from there as binary with linked content instead.

Chris wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I have been using ECLIPSE now for almost 2 years and still have not
> figured out how to do this. Our company has a bunch of plug-ins that
> make up our app. We have a complete ant-build system that can build the
> plugins outside of ECLIPSE. All I want to do is load the plugins "AS
> IS" using our MANIFEST.inf and plugin.xml files and use the ECLIPSE dev
> environment without compiling any files within ECLIPSE.
>
> When I load in a plugin now as a Plug-in Project, I go through the
> wizard by filling out the first page and then unchecking the two check
> boxes in the Plug-in Options box in the second page. ECLISPE then
> proceeds to load my plugin project but then deletes my plugin.xml and
> then overwrites my MANIFEST.inf. Bummer. I have tried to import the
> plugin, but that has too many options for me and seems to complicated.
>
> I am using ECLIPSE 3.2.
>
> Any ideas?
>

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Thanks,
Rich Kulp

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