Does an eclipse plugin come with it's own dependencies?
I have an eclipse plugin in which I want to use the latest CDT plugin extension points ( I have a .target file where I configure the version).
Assume that my plugin is installed in an eclipse based product (with a different .target file) which comes with an older CDT version (which doesn't have the extension points required by my plugin).
What is happening when the plugin is installed in that product?
Does the plugin come with it's own CDT dependencies and there won't be any problems?
Will eclipse load the CDT plugin based on the requirements of the plugin?
eclipse eclipse-plugin eclipse-rcp eclipse-pde
asked Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
Garry White
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I have an eclipse plugin in which I want to use the latest CDT plugin extension points ( I have a .target file where I configure the version).
Assume that my plugin is installed in an eclipse based product (with a different .target file) which comes with an older CDT version (which doesn't have the extension points required by my plugin).
What is happening when the plugin is installed in that product?
Does the plugin come with it's own CDT dependencies and there won't be any problems?
Will eclipse load the CDT plugin based on the requirements of the plugin?
eclipse eclipse-plugin eclipse-rcp eclipse-pde
asked Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
Garry White
437
add a comment |
I have an eclipse plugin in which I want to use the latest CDT plugin extension points ( I have a .target file where I configure the version).
Assume that my plugin is installed in an eclipse based product (with a different .target file) which comes with an older CDT version (which doesn't have the extension points required by my plugin).
What is happening when the plugin is installed in that product?
Does the plugin come with it's own CDT dependencies and there won't be any problems?
Will eclipse load the CDT plugin based on the requirements of the plugin?
eclipse eclipse-plugin eclipse-rcp eclipse-pde
asked Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
Garry White
437
I have an eclipse plugin in which I want to use the latest CDT plugin extension points ( I have a .target file where I configure the version).
Assume that my plugin is installed in an eclipse based product (with a different .target file) which comes with an older CDT version (which doesn't have the extension points required by my plugin).
What is happening when the plugin is installed in that product?
Does the plugin come with it's own CDT dependencies and there won't be any problems?
Will eclipse load the CDT plugin based on the requirements of the plugin?
eclipse eclipse-plugin eclipse-rcp eclipse-pde
eclipse eclipse-plugin eclipse-rcp eclipse-pde
asked Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
Garry White
437
asked Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
Garry White
437
edited Nov 21 '18 at 10:20
asked Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
Garry White
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asked Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
Garry White
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asked Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
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The MANIFEST.MF of a plug-in specifies its dependencies. Eclipse will resolve these when it loads the plug-in from the currently installed plug-ins.
The Require-Bundle in the MANIFEST.MF specifies which other plug-ins are required and can specify which versions of the plug-in are acceptable.
The MANIFEST.MF can also use Import-Package to name packages that it needs without saying which plug-in contains them,
answered Nov 21 '18 at 10:38
greg-449
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So anyhow, the requirements fromMANIFEST.MFof the plugin should be available in theeclipse productwhere the plugin is installed, right?
– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:42
1
Depending on exactly how you install the plugin Eclipse may try to resolve missing dependencies by looking in known repositories. Otherwise it will fail to install with unresolved dependencies.
– greg-449
Nov 21 '18 at 11:45
I just create at theconfigurationfolder level alinksfolder with a*.linkfile inside it which contains the path to the plugin ( e.g.path=d:/ts_mirr/a_swatt/v1.10/eclipse)
– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:51
It will fail most likely
– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:51
1
You may even have to start Eclipse with the -clean option to get it to notice that file. It will certainly not try to find missing dependencies.
– greg-449
Nov 21 '18 at 11:52
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The MANIFEST.MF of a plug-in specifies its dependencies. Eclipse will resolve these when it loads the plug-in from the currently installed plug-ins.
The Require-Bundle in the MANIFEST.MF specifies which other plug-ins are required and can specify which versions of the plug-in are acceptable.
The MANIFEST.MF can also use Import-Package to name packages that it needs without saying which plug-in contains them,
answered Nov 21 '18 at 10:38
greg-449
88.1k166296
So anyhow, the requirements fromMANIFEST.MFof the plugin should be available in theeclipse productwhere the plugin is installed, right?
– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:42
1
Depending on exactly how you install the plugin Eclipse may try to resolve missing dependencies by looking in known repositories. Otherwise it will fail to install with unresolved dependencies.
– greg-449
Nov 21 '18 at 11:45
I just create at theconfigurationfolder level alinksfolder with a*.linkfile inside it which contains the path to the plugin ( e.g.path=d:/ts_mirr/a_swatt/v1.10/eclipse)
– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:51
It will fail most likely
– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:51
1
You may even have to start Eclipse with the -clean option to get it to notice that file. It will certainly not try to find missing dependencies.
– greg-449
Nov 21 '18 at 11:52
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The MANIFEST.MF of a plug-in specifies its dependencies. Eclipse will resolve these when it loads the plug-in from the currently installed plug-ins.
The Require-Bundle in the MANIFEST.MF specifies which other plug-ins are required and can specify which versions of the plug-in are acceptable.
The MANIFEST.MF can also use Import-Package to name packages that it needs without saying which plug-in contains them,
answered Nov 21 '18 at 10:38
greg-449
88.1k166296
So anyhow, the requirements fromMANIFEST.MFof the plugin should be available in theeclipse productwhere the plugin is installed, right?
– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:42
1
Depending on exactly how you install the plugin Eclipse may try to resolve missing dependencies by looking in known repositories. Otherwise it will fail to install with unresolved dependencies.
– greg-449
Nov 21 '18 at 11:45
I just create at theconfigurationfolder level alinksfolder with a*.linkfile inside it which contains the path to the plugin ( e.g.path=d:/ts_mirr/a_swatt/v1.10/eclipse)
– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:51
It will fail most likely
– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:51
1
You may even have to start Eclipse with the -clean option to get it to notice that file. It will certainly not try to find missing dependencies.
– greg-449
Nov 21 '18 at 11:52
add a comment |
The MANIFEST.MF of a plug-in specifies its dependencies. Eclipse will resolve these when it loads the plug-in from the currently installed plug-ins.
The Require-Bundle in the MANIFEST.MF specifies which other plug-ins are required and can specify which versions of the plug-in are acceptable.
The MANIFEST.MF can also use Import-Package to name packages that it needs without saying which plug-in contains them,
answered Nov 21 '18 at 10:38
greg-449
88.1k166296
The MANIFEST.MF of a plug-in specifies its dependencies. Eclipse will resolve these when it loads the plug-in from the currently installed plug-ins.
The Require-Bundle in the MANIFEST.MF specifies which other plug-ins are required and can specify which versions of the plug-in are acceptable.
The MANIFEST.MF can also use Import-Package to name packages that it needs without saying which plug-in contains them,
answered Nov 21 '18 at 10:38
greg-449
88.1k166296
answered Nov 21 '18 at 10:38
greg-449
88.1k166296
answered Nov 21 '18 at 10:38
greg-449
88.1k166296
answered Nov 21 '18 at 10:38
greg-449
88.1k166296
88.1k166296
So anyhow, the requirements fromMANIFEST.MFof the plugin should be available in theeclipse productwhere the plugin is installed, right?
– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:42
1
Depending on exactly how you install the plugin Eclipse may try to resolve missing dependencies by looking in known repositories. Otherwise it will fail to install with unresolved dependencies.
– greg-449
Nov 21 '18 at 11:45
I just create at theconfigurationfolder level alinksfolder with a*.linkfile inside it which contains the path to the plugin ( e.g.path=d:/ts_mirr/a_swatt/v1.10/eclipse)
– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:51
It will fail most likely
– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:51
1
You may even have to start Eclipse with the -clean option to get it to notice that file. It will certainly not try to find missing dependencies.
– greg-449
Nov 21 '18 at 11:52
add a comment |
So anyhow, the requirements fromMANIFEST.MFof the plugin should be available in theeclipse productwhere the plugin is installed, right?
– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:42
1
Depending on exactly how you install the plugin Eclipse may try to resolve missing dependencies by looking in known repositories. Otherwise it will fail to install with unresolved dependencies.
– greg-449
Nov 21 '18 at 11:45
I just create at theconfigurationfolder level alinksfolder with a*.linkfile inside it which contains the path to the plugin ( e.g.path=d:/ts_mirr/a_swatt/v1.10/eclipse)
– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:51
It will fail most likely
– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:51
1
You may even have to start Eclipse with the -clean option to get it to notice that file. It will certainly not try to find missing dependencies.
– greg-449
Nov 21 '18 at 11:52
So anyhow, the requirements from
MANIFEST.MF of the plugin should be available in the eclipse product where the plugin is installed, right?– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:42
So anyhow, the requirements from
MANIFEST.MF of the plugin should be available in the eclipse product where the plugin is installed, right?– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:42
1
1
Depending on exactly how you install the plugin Eclipse may try to resolve missing dependencies by looking in known repositories. Otherwise it will fail to install with unresolved dependencies.
– greg-449
Nov 21 '18 at 11:45
Depending on exactly how you install the plugin Eclipse may try to resolve missing dependencies by looking in known repositories. Otherwise it will fail to install with unresolved dependencies.
– greg-449
Nov 21 '18 at 11:45
I just create at the
configuration folder level a links folder with a *.link file inside it which contains the path to the plugin ( e.g. path=d:/ts_mirr/a_swatt/v1.10/eclipse)– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:51
I just create at the
configuration folder level a links folder with a *.link file inside it which contains the path to the plugin ( e.g. path=d:/ts_mirr/a_swatt/v1.10/eclipse)– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:51
It will fail most likely
– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:51
It will fail most likely
– Garry White
Nov 21 '18 at 11:51
1
1
You may even have to start Eclipse with the -clean option to get it to notice that file. It will certainly not try to find missing dependencies.
– greg-449
Nov 21 '18 at 11:52
You may even have to start Eclipse with the -clean option to get it to notice that file. It will certainly not try to find missing dependencies.
– greg-449
Nov 21 '18 at 11:52
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