Re: [platform-dev] Is it possible to replace a single plugin in an exist

[Wim Jongman <wim.jongman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Cristoph,

Normally you would make a plugin, wrap that in a feature and make a p2 repository with a category.xml file that contains this feature. Then you can put the repo on some server and install it from there.

However, you are updating an eclipse platform plugin. Note that this can have consequences for any commercial product that you deliver. If you modify an EPL’ed component and distribute it as part of your program, you’re required to disclose the modified source code under the EPL.

If you still want to continue, the proper way to deliver "patched" plugins you need to wrap in a so-called "Feature Patch" and put that in the repo described above.

You can google al these terms. I hope this helps to get you started.

Best regards,

Wim

On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 12:16 AM Langer, Christoph <christoph.langer@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi,

 

this is really a beginners question which you’ll probably laugh about. But let me ask nevertheless…

 

When I’ve made a modification to an Eclipse Platform Plugin via the Eclipse developer IDE and I have exported the plugin with the export wizard, how can I deploy it to an existing Eclipse installation? So far, I used the manual approach to replace the jar file which I looked up in the plugins folder of the target installation. But isn’t there a more elegant way, e.g. something like “Install/Update software”?

 

Thanks

Christoph

 

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