| Re-using User Configuration Area Between Eclipse Versions? [message #316361] |
Thu, 07 June 2007 14:51 |
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Originally posted by: mark_melvin.amis.com
Hi There,
We are taking advantage of the cascaded configuration areas with our =
product and I have a fundamental question. Let's say I release v1.0 of =
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our product, and the user installs a master copy into C:\Program =
Files\<whatever>, and thus has a master "shared" configuration area =
initialized under C:\Program Files\<whatever>\eclipse\configuration. Th=
e =
user will then maintain a user configuration area in c:\Documents and =
Settings\<user>\.eclipse\configuration. This all works fine and user =
settings and plugins installed by the user go into their user =
configuration area. Over the course of time the product is upgraded fro=
m =
1.0 to 1.2, 1.2, 1.3, etc. - all of which is done with a proper installe=
r =
on Windows, and the plugins in the shared configuration area are all =
properly updated using the Eclipse update mechanism. The user =
configuration area detects and responds to changes in the master, shared=
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configuration area and life is good.
Now what happens if I then release v2.0 of our product and it is intende=
d =
to coexist with v1.x of our product, but I don't change the user =
configuration area to point to a new location? I assume Eclipse is goin=
g =
to regenerate the appropriate files as required (in particular =
platform.xml), but will this work seamlessly in both directions? Also, =
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what if I run both products at once? Will weird things happen? I assum=
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they will because the user-specific platform.xml has the following in it=
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right now:
<config date=3D"1181147819593" =
shared_ur=3D"file:configuration/org.eclipse.update/platform.xml " =
transient=3D"false" version=3D"3.0">
</config>
If I run two products at the same time that are installed in two differe=
nt =
folders (and thus the master, "shared" configuration area is different =
between the two products), but the user configuration area is the same -=
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c:\Documents and Settings\<user>\.eclipse\configuration - I assume there=
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will be contention on this file (in particular on the datestamp)?
What is the recommended way of doing this? Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark.
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