Re: [platform-update-dev] Using update manager for generic software upda

[Christophe Elek <celek@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Rich

There are couple things we wrote to enable what you want to do
1) the format of the site is not fixed, you can create your own site
provider and feature provider
2) look at the archive tag in site.xml in case some of the data you
retrieve is not a plugin
3) also check the install-handler tag in feature.xml

http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/platform-update-home/dev.html
http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/platform-update-home/doc/eclipse_update_packaging.html

If I remember correctly, the only thing you would need is a site.xml, a
simple feature.xml and its associated install-handler

Christophe Elek - Senior Software Analyst
IBM Rational Serviceability Architect
IBM Toronto Lab 8200 Warden Avenue, Markham, Ontario, L6G 1C7
Phone Number: (905) 413-3467
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<Disclaimer>
I am new to this list, so please forgive me if I am asking my questions
in an inappropriate forum, and if possible, direct me to the proper
mailing list.
</Disclaimer>

That said, I am investigating the possibility of using the update
manager functionality to create an update site for our own
non-eclipse-based software.

>From what I've read, it appears that the functionality is there to do
something like that, but all the documentation I've read is geared
toward creating eclipse plugins and adding them to the update site
configuration, etc, etc.

I was wondering if someone could point me to an example of or tutorial
for setting up and using an eclipse update site for updating their own
software?

Thanks,
Rich Stephens
Pathfire, Inc.
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