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p2.inf file is ignored [message #652051]

Wed, 02 February 2011 14:17

Praveen

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I am trying to configure default repositories to my RCP application through p2.inf file. However, the Application does not contain the added repositories in 'Available Software sites' preference. We use Headless build for building the product.

Is there any property that needs to be specified in build.xml for considering the data in p2.inf file ?

The format of p2.inf file is
----------------------------------------------------
instructions.configure=\
org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.eclipse.addRepository(type :0,location:http${#58}// <data>);\
org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.eclipse.addRepository(type :1,location:http${#58}// <data>);
----------------------------------------------------

The build.properties specify p2.gathering = true

I think I am missing a property for including p2.inf into the build.xml file ?

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Re: p2.inf file is ignored [message #652165 is a reply to message #652051]

Wed, 02 February 2011 20:16

Laurent Marchal

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Hi,
Where did you put the p2.inf file ? mine is located at the root of my
root feature and works fine.

Laurent Marchal.

Le 02/02/2011 08:17 AM, Praveen a écrit :
> I am trying to configure default repositories to my RCP application
> through p2.inf file. However, the Application does not contain the added
> repositories in 'Available Software sites' preference. We use Headless
> build for building the product.
>
> Is there any property that needs to be specified in build.xml for
> considering the data in p2.inf file ?
>
> The format of p2.inf file is
> ----------------------------------------------------
> instructions.configure=\
> org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.eclipse.addRepository(type
> :0,location:http${#58}// <data>);\
> org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.eclipse.addRepository(type
> :1,location:http${#58}// <data>);
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> The build.properties specify p2.gathering = true
>
> I think I am missing a property for including p2.inf into the build.xml
> file ?

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Re: p2.inf file is ignored [message #652201 is a reply to message #652165]

Thu, 03 February 2011 02:49

Praveen

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p2.inf file is located along with the .product and build.properties files. I guess it should be picked up by p2 during HEADLESS build.

What does these lines mean to p2 ?
p2.metadata.repo=file:${builder}/repository
p2.artifact.repo=file:${builder}/repository

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Re: p2.inf file is ignored [message #652278 is a reply to message #652201]

Thu, 03 February 2011 12:54

Paul Webster

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On 02/02/2011 09:49 PM, Praveen wrote:
>
> What does these lines mean to p2 ?
> p2.metadata.repo=file:${builder}/repository
> p2.artifact.repo=file:${builder}/repository

That tells PDE build where to generate the p2 output.

If you have a p2.inf with your product file, how are you consuming your
..product file? Is it a product build?

PW

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Re: p2.inf file is ignored [message #652286 is a reply to message #652278]

Thu, 03 February 2011 13:27

Praveen

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Yes Paul. We run p2 product build as target.

Are there any params we need to pass while Running p2 publishing task ? Currently we are using p2 application as FeaturesAndBundlesPublisher and the -artifactRepository and -metadataRepository are specified with args as -publishArtifacts.

Please let me know if any other info is required. I would like to know what is the desired location for p2.inf to be placed, or any params to be used in build.xml or build.properties to consider p2.inf so that the sites are published in 'Available update sites'.

Thanks,
Praveen.

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Re: p2.inf file is ignored [message #652298 is a reply to message #652286]

Thu, 03 February 2011 13:54

Paul Webster

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On 02/03/2011 08:27 AM, Praveen wrote:
> Yes Paul. We run p2 product build as target.

This should generate the p2 repos with the product IU (which contains
the p2.inf information) and build the product zips for each platform
config specified, right?

> Are there any params we need to pass while Running p2 publishing task ?
> Currently we are using p2 application as FeaturesAndBundlesPublisher and
> the -artifactRepository and -metadataRepository are specified with args
> as -publishArtifacts.

What are you doing with this step? It's only needed if you have a set
of features and plugins that have no corresponding p2 metadata (like an
old update site that wasn't generated with p2).

Your product-level p2.inf should be with your .product file.

PW

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Re: p2.inf file is ignored [message #652819 is a reply to message #652298]

Mon, 07 February 2011 08:05

Praveen

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At last I get it worked when I placed p2 advice file (p2.inf) in a plug-in's META-INF folder.

Looks the p2.inf is not handled properly when it is placed with .product file (though I see the <buildno>/buildrepo/content.xml shows the touchpoint instruction added into it after headless build). The same file works charm when it is located in META-INF folder.

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Re: p2.inf file is ignored [message #652877 is a reply to message #652819]

Mon, 07 February 2011 13:03

Paul Webster

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On 02/07/2011 03:05 AM, Praveen wrote:
> Looks the p2.inf is not handled properly when it is placed with .product
> file (though I see the <buildno>/buildrepo/content.xml shows the
> touchpoint instruction added into it after headless build). The same
> file works charm when it is located in META-INF folder.

The product p2.inf should be with the .product file, and work. When you
were building your product, were you using the product IU id or the
feature IU to build it?

If the p2.inf isn't working with the .product file (it is for us), then
please open a bug so it can be fixed.

You've introduced a workaround by tying your product meta-information to
a plugin (which means it would be included in all products that include
that plugin).

PW

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