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Adding new plugins to the "master" .setup file => no propagation on installed instances [message #1841010]

Fri, 30 April 2021 12:20

Cristian Spiescu

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Hi,

I have successfully used OOMPH to manage the deployment of eclipse in my team. A very handy feature is the fact that we define new preferences in the "master" .setup file (that was used for installation, hosted on a Git repo), and when an Eclipse instance starts, it syncs with the .setup file, and the new preferences are applied / propagated.

A use case that doesn't work (although I remember I have validated it years ago) is the scenario where we add new features/plugins in the "master" .setup file. So let's say that I installed the eclipse w/ this file:

index.php/fa/40429/0/

If I modify the .setup file by adding these 4 "P2 Director" tasks (cf. image below):

index.php/fa/40430/0/

Then when I restart Eclipse, it doesn't download the new plugins.

Am I mistaking when I say that this scenario should have worked?

Best regards,
Cristian

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Re: Adding new plugins to the "master" .setup file => no propagation on installed insta [message #1841014 is a reply to message #1841010]

Fri, 30 April 2021 13:06

Eike Stepper

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The problem may be that the following preference is not set to ALWAYS:

index.php/fa/40431/0/

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Re: Adding new plugins to the "master" .setup file => no propagation on installed insta [message #1841021 is a reply to message #1841014]

Fri, 30 April 2021 15:10

Cristian Spiescu

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Thanks Eike.

I tried with this setting set to "Always". Same result. The changes related to the plugins are not taken into account. Before was "Prompt". But I guess that even w/ "Prompt" it should have worked. I recall having seen this dialog in the past.

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Cristian.

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Re: Adding new plugins to the "master" .setup file => no propagation on installed insta [message #1841023 is a reply to message #1841021]

Fri, 30 April 2021 15:50

Ed Merks

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Normally the requirements are processed to consider if they are satisfied by what's current installed:

https://git.eclipse.org/c/oomph/org.eclipse.oomph.git/tree/plugins/org.eclipse.oomph.setup.p2/src/org/eclipse/oomph/setup/p2/impl/P2TaskImpl.java#n659

If there is no prompt, then everything that must be installed is already installed, though perhaps an older version of it (or the user has asked not to be informed). You can "force" updates more strictly by specifying stricter version ranges on the requirements .

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Re: Adding new plugins to the "master" .setup file => no propagation on installed insta [message #1841027 is a reply to message #1841023]

Fri, 30 April 2021 19:21

Cristian Spiescu

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Ed: thanks for the pointer in the code.

The program doesn't enter this breakpoint.

index.php/fa/40434/0/

Looking at the "call hierarchy" shows me:

index.php/fa/40435/0/

So, for example it should call from here.

index.php/fa/40436/0/

But, I see for example an "InstallationTask" being invoked. Not a P2Task.

Do you have some other interesting locations where I could put a breakpoint and see what's happeneing?

Regards,
Cristian.

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Re: Adding new plugins to the "master" .setup file => no propagation on installed insta [message #1841028 is a reply to message #1841027]

Fri, 30 April 2021 19:30

Cristian Spiescu

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I pressed "send" too early. I wanted to show this as well:

index.php/fa/40437/0/

As the "InstallationTask" seems to be "commented out":

index.php/fa/40438/0/

=> In my opinion the issue starts more "at the root".

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Re: Adding new plugins to the "master" .setup file => no propagation on installed insta [message #1841029 is a reply to message #1841028]

Fri, 30 April 2021 20:21

Cristian Spiescu

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I have created a new .setup file, based on Eclipse 2021-03. Until now, I was working with one based on 2020-12. And it works.

I don't know if there is a bug in or not in Eclipse 2020-12, or not, but for sure, with the attached "product" / .setup file, the problem that I'm describing here: it does reproduce. I.e. after adding new plugins, they are NOT propagated to already installed Eclipse instances.

I confirm this both on a recent install (Eclipse 2012-12 + oomph 1.20) and for the other installs, that are a couple of months older (Eclipse 2020-12 + oomph 1.19). This difference comes from the fact that the update site for OOMPH is not "carved in stone" (like the other ones):

index.php/fa/40440/0/

Regards,
Cristian.

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Re: Adding new plugins to the "master" .setup file => no propagation on installed insta [message #1841035 is a reply to message #1841029]

Sat, 01 May 2021 06:26

Ed Merks

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I just tested now and this works for me with all the latest everything.

Your comment about the breakpoint not being hit implies there is no p2 task in your list. Showing the Installation Task, which never actually needs to run, doesn't say anything about what's happening with your p2 task(s). Each task is tested.

If you manually do Perform Setup Tasks, you should see your p2 tasks. They should be up-to-date; perhaps they're not and that's why you see the behavior you see. If you see them they will definitely have been tested for isNeeded...

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Sat, 01 May 2021 07:26

Cristian Spiescu

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Ed:
Quote:

I just tested now and this works for me with all the latest everything.

You mean: you tested with the file that is attached? Or with some other setup?

For me, with the attached file I can reproduce the problem. I reattached the file, and in fact split them into 2 files: v1.setup, v2.setup.

First I start the installer:

eclipse-inst-jre-win64.exe -vmargs -Duser.home=d:\temp\exp-eclipse\home -Doomph.setup.user.home.redirect=true

And I add the v1.setup file:

index.php/fa/40442/0/

We can observe the "p2" task containing only "Eclipse IDE..." + JRE ...".

index.php/fa/40443/0/

And then I modify the .setup file. I.e. like the v2.setup file. It contains 4 new plugins/p2 tasks:

index.php/fa/40444/0/

I start again the newly installed eclipse. And it DOESN'T execute the 4 new P2 tasks. From within the target eclipse I open the source .setup file, and the entries are "seen".

index.php/fa/40445/0/

Is it a bug w/ 2020-12? Or is there something that I'm doing wrong? And again: after modifying the .setup file to use the latest eclipse, 2021-03 => the mechanism functions correctly,

Regards,
Cristian

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Re: Adding new plugins to the "master" .setup file => no propagation on installed insta [message #1841038 is a reply to message #1841037]

Sat, 01 May 2021 07:28

Cristian Spiescu

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And the 2 files (because the previous post had already too much attachments / images).

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Sat, 01 May 2021 09:03

Ed Merks

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I tried yours and the problem is subtle. As you no doubt noticed, all the p2 tasks are merged into one. But the p2 task for the product version is set to trigger only for BOOTSTRAP; you need to unfilter the advanced properties to see that.. When the other p2 tasks are merged with this task, the final merged task is also only triggered for bootstrap. Hence there is no p2 task trigger on startup nor manual. Perhaps the merging behavior should consider the triggers differently... Is there a reason for specifying startup only?

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Sat, 01 May 2021 15:18

Cristian Spiescu

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Thanks Ed.

It's clear now. And I found a new notion. The property "Triggers". I wasn't aware of it.
It wasn't me who set it to "BOOTSTRAP". It came when I copied the "Product" from the Installer (in order to make my own .setup file).

I understand that the correct setting is: "BOOTSTRAP STARTUP MANUAL". Right?

And I understand that "Bootstrap" doesn't mean when Eclipse boots. But it means the initial setup process, which happens only once. Correct?

Thanks a lot for your help.

Regards,
Cristian.

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Sat, 01 May 2021 16:07

Ed Merks

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Hmm, certainly the setting you have is not the default and not is that way in the generated catalog.

Yes, typically you want a p2 task to perform at BOOTSTRAP (in the installer when first creating the installation), at IDE STARTUP , and when you MANUAL Perform Setup Tasks.

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Sat, 01 May 2021 17:37

Cristian Spiescu

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Quote:

Hmm, certainly the setting you have is not the default and not is that way in the generated catalog.

Not quite. I think I solved the mistery. I just discovered that the setting is "BOOTSTRAP" for the configurations that also contain a JRE:

index.php/fa/40452/0/

Thanks a lot Ed!

Regards,
Cristian

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