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Is it possible to auto-install plugin dependencies? [message #1818886]

Tue, 31 December 2019 16:30

Yue Yang

Messages: 13
Registered: December 2019

Junior Member

Some plugins require certain java packages to be present in order to install successfully and function normally. And sometimes I just don't know which additional plugin to install in order to provide with the java packages needed. There stands only a little chance to install the correct plugins with the correct packages by accident. Any ideas to quickly find out package providers to choose from and avoid installing the wrong plugins and packages that do not contain the desired packages at all?

[Updated on: Tue, 31 December 2019 16:36]

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Re: Is it possible to auto-install plugin dependencies? [message #1823406 is a reply to message #1818886]

Thu, 26 March 2020 08:35

Yue Yang

Messages: 13
Registered: December 2019

Junior Member

Well, I have noticed that in "Install New Software" window there's an option "Contact all update sites during install to find required software" to check which may help. This is expected to work but actually doesn't seem to solve the problem. On the contrary, it retards the installation of a new software if you have a long sheet of update sites, some of which's connection is terribly and painfully low.

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Re: Is it possible to auto-install plugin dependencies? [message #1823926 is a reply to message #1823406]

Sat, 04 April 2020 00:39

Nitin Dahyabhai

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Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

You can disable the slower sites in your preferences, but you will need one enabled that provides a plug-in exporting the packages you're referring to.

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Nitin Dahyabhai
Eclipse Web Tools Platform

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