[platform-update-dev] Automatic Product Extension Install

[Mary Kroening <mary@xxxxxxxx>]

We would like to install a product documentation extension on-the-fly when 
Eclipse starts up, or when one of my plug-ins starts up. I did this by 
adding some code to my UI plugin to create the links subdirectory (if it 
does not exist), then create and write the file containing the pathname of 
the plugin. However, this does not work. Eclipse does not even recognize 
the linked plugin next time it restarts.

I understand the recommended procedure is a separate install program, but 
that creates quite a few difficulties for us as the documentation can move.

Is there a way to dynamically install a link? Ideally I would like to check 
for our product extension (the documentation) on every invocation of 
Eclipse, and if its not there, recreate the link (as the documentation may 
have moved).

However, it may be enough to be able to run some code when "Please 
wait...completing the install" appears the first time Eclipse is run with 
our plug-ins installed.

I tried writing an install handler extending BaseInstallHandler, but it is 
never called. I presume this is because it is only called when the Update 
Manager is working.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Mary Kroening
Amzi! inc.