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How to install plugins to $HOME/.eclipse/eclipse using the update manager? [message #91131]

Thu, 10 July 2003 12:38

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: user.domain.invalid

When using the wizard dialog to install plugins, in the location page it
does not show the $HOME/.eclipse/eclipse location, just the $ECLIPSE_DIR
(/usr/share/eclipse).
It I try to add it through the Add... button, it says "Target location
already exists." and it does not allow me to add it.
In the install configuration tree, under the Eclipse Platform, I can see
the $HOME/.eclipse/eclipse directory.

Am I missing something?

By the way, another question: how can I remove a location from the
Install Configuration tree?

Cheers,

/rp

Re: How to install plugins to $HOME/.eclipse/eclipse using the update manager? [message #91217 is a reply to message #91131]

Thu, 10 July 2003 14:38

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: muelleimer.usenet.katzien.de

Hallo!

* user@domain.invalid <user@domain.invalid> wrote:
> When using the wizard dialog to install plugins, in the location page it
> does not show the $HOME/.eclipse/eclipse location, just the $ECLIPSE_DIR
> (/usr/share/eclipse).
> It I try to add it through the Add... button, it says "Target location
> already exists." and it does not allow me to add it.
> In the install configuration tree, under the Eclipse Platform, I can see
> the $HOME/.eclipse/eclipse directory.

This all sounds like you are running the debian eclipse builds. In the
official build you can't add a "site" (place where you can install
plugins) in your $HOME dir: this is a quick&dirty hack from me (see
00-new_addsite_param.patch in debian patches). See
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=36101 ...

I just tested the updatemanger (never worked with it) and I also
couldn't bring up any other site than the one on /usr/share/eclipse
(even the one include by the .links file wasn't in it). I have filed a
bug about this:
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=39890

The addsite links should actually be updateable (the
/usr/share/eclipse or /usr/local/share/eclipse entry should NOT be
updateable by the updatemanager, which is also shown in the last step
of the wizard).

> By the way, another question: how can I remove a location from the
> Install Configuration tree?

That depends:

Either you have to remove the *.links files in
/usr/hsrae/eclipse/links or you will have to remove the directory in
$HOME/.eclipse/eclipse (that triggers the inclusion in
/usr/bin/eclipse) or you have to comment out the entry in
$HOME/.eclipse/eclipserc. As the last step you probably have to remove
the entry from <workspace>/.metadata/.config/platform.cfg

Jan, debian maintainer of the eclipse packages

Re: How to install plugins to $HOME/.eclipse/eclipse using the update manager? [message #91335 is a reply to message #91217]

Thu, 10 July 2003 17:57

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: rlopes.ipb.pt

Jan Schulz wrote:
> Hallo!
Hi! Thanks a lot for your quick answer! And yes, I am using the debian
eclipse builds. Nice job!
>
> This all sounds like you are running the debian eclipse builds. In the
> official build you can't add a "site" (place where you can install
> plugins) in your $HOME dir: this is a quick&dirty hack from me (see
> 00-new_addsite_param.patch in debian patches). See
> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=36101 ...
Got it! Eclipse should really be multiuser aware... :)

>
> I just tested the updatemanger (never worked with it) and I also
> couldn't bring up any other site than the one on /usr/share/eclipse
> (even the one include by the .links file wasn't in it). I have filed a
> bug about this:
> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=39890
Should I add up to this bug?

>
> Either you have to remove the *.links files in
> /usr/hsrae/eclipse/links or you will have to remove the directory in
> $HOME/.eclipse/eclipse (that triggers the inclusion in
> /usr/bin/eclipse) or you have to comment out the entry in
> $HOME/.eclipse/eclipserc. As the last step you probably have to remove
> the entry from <workspace>/.metadata/.config/platform.cfg
All this options sound a little "hand made". I think I will forget about
update managet and keep on tar xvf or unzip the plugins to the
/usr/share/eclipse location. I'm only to lazy to su - some times...

Thanks a lot and keep up the good work!

/rp

Re: How to install plugins to $HOME/.eclipse/eclipse using the update manager? [message #91406 is a reply to message #91335]

Thu, 10 July 2003 18:49

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: muelleimer.usenet.katzien.de

Hallo!

* Rui Pedro Lopes <rlopes@ipb.pt> wrote:
> Hi! Thanks a lot for your quick answer! And yes, I am using the debian
> eclipse builds. Nice job!

Thanks!

> Got it! Eclipse should really be multiuser aware... :)

I hope the 3.0 Release will be. Some of the changes in the Roadmap are
going in this direction.

[linked in sites don't show up in updatemanager]
>>I have filed a bug about this:
>>https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=39890
> Should I add up to this bug?

Don't know. :) I usually want to be CC'ed in case of changes to a bug
which I'm interested in.

> All this options sound a little "hand made". I think I will forget about
> update managet and keep on tar xvf or unzip the plugins to the
> /usr/share/eclipse location. I'm only to lazy to su - some times...

You don't need to su if you just want to unzip/tar xvf: You can unpack
them into /usr/local/share/eclipse or into $HOME/.eclipse/eclipse.
At least the last one should be accessable to you without su'ing
first. Please don't install anything into a different place than
/usr/local or $HOME. Thats APT-teritory :)

I haven't used updatemanager yet, so that's what I do...

Jan

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