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Re: Base extension point availability question? [message #650184 is a reply to message #650182] |
Sat, 22 January 2011 16:06 |
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d.m.jackson wrote on Sat, 22 January 2011 17:18 |
I don't seem to be able to add any of the base extension points in the manifest view "extension points" that should be available in the jars that the rcp loads as dependencies. < Wow, I hope that makes sense > Nor can I figure out how to export any of the base packages on the Runtime tab.
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Hello Mark
This makes sense and seems to be related to your target platform. I am not sure exactly what plugins are missing from the target platform.
A good RCP tutorial can be found here. You can find also more Eclipse tutorials on that web site.
Quote: | So, my question is, do I explicitly have to make the extension points in the base packages available through the Extension Points tab or the Runtime tab export feature for future developers who may wish to extend from base extension points in my app?
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Yes. But only the ones created in your application. The other visible extension are the one defined in the plug-ins of your product definition (feature or product based) regardless of their initial contributor (rcp runtime or third party plug-in).
Quote: | Is it implicit that the base extension points provided by the rcp runtime dependencies are available to future extension writers?
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Yes; but the plugins have to be present in your product definition.
Quote: | Are the only extension points that need to be explicitly exposed those that I create myself?
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Yes.
Quote: | Basically, if I write an application and someone wants to improve it by adding a whole new perspective to the workbench, are those extension points available to them without having to modify any of the base code?
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Yes.
HTH
Catalin
Time is what you make of it.
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