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[P2] How to make P2 re-read dropins? [message #126050]

Fri, 20 February 2009 09:27

Eclipse User

Simple question: How can I force p2 to reread the contents of the dropins
directory after deleting/adding plugins?

Thanks,

A. Digulla

Re: [P2] How to make P2 re-read dropins? [message #126126 is a reply to message #126050]

Fri, 20 February 2009 10:38

Eclipse User

Apparently the answer is to reinstall Eclipse:
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=265655 :(

Re: [P2] How to make P2 re-read dropins? [message #126165 is a reply to message #126126]

Fri, 20 February 2009 15:30

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: ekkehard.gentz-software.de

Aaron Digulla schrieb:
> Apparently the answer is to reinstall Eclipse:
> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=265655 :(
>
there are some other ways ;-)

normally eclipse should see new bundles from dropins,
but I know some situations happen where it fails

then here's a workaround

example:
dropins/xyz1/eclipse/plugins

now you want to change plugins from your xyz1

remove xyz1 folder from dropins folder

restart eclipse with -clean

stop eclipse

now add the new version of xyz, but rename the folder !

dropins/xyz2/eclipse/plugins

restart eclipse

all is fine

ekke

Re: [P2] How to make P2 re-read dropins? [message #126229 is a reply to message #126165]

Mon, 23 February 2009 04:00

Eclipse User

ekke wrote:

> Aaron Digulla schrieb:
>> Apparently the answer is to reinstall Eclipse:
>> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=265655 :(
>>
> there are some other ways ;-)
>[install plugins again with a new folder name under dropins]

Does that work even when the version of the plugin hasn't changed?

Regards,

A. Digulla

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