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can the P2 dropins directory be used to try different releases of a plugin/feature ? [message #331701]

Wed, 17 September 2008 10:08

Edoardo Comar

Messages: 102
Registered: July 2009

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I installed some features (M2T 0.9.1RC2 )in the dropins folder of an SDK
3.4.1RC3.

As that M2T release fails to work for me (with an NPE) I tried to go
back to my older-and-tried 0.9.0

So I shut down the platform, moved the m2t..091rc2... directory I had
under dropins and unzipped a 090 there

On restart the M2T contributions can't be seen (wizards/editors/run
configurations ... all gone). From the software updates menu the
features are all listed and there are no messages on the consoles.

Funnily enough I cannot even revert to 091RC2, by deleteing the 090
directory and reinstating the 091RC2. Still the contributions cannot be
seen.

Starting the platform with -clean does not help either.

I can only restart unzipping a new fresh SDK and re-add all my plugins
stack (emf/wst/m2t/svn .... again!!! very annoying as some need to be
pulled from a web update site etc.).

So how is one supposed to use the dropins to try different releases ???
If it is possible at all !!!

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Re: can the P2 dropins directory be used to try different releases of a plugin/feature ? [message #331725 is a reply to message #331701]

Thu, 18 September 2008 14:06

Paul Webster

Messages: 6859
Registered: July 2009
Location: Ottawa

Senior Member

Edoardo Comar wrote:
> I installed some features (M2T 0.9.1RC2 )in the dropins folder of an SDK
> 3.4.1RC3.
>
> As that M2T release fails to work for me (with an NPE) I tried to go
> back to my older-and-tried 0.9.0
>
> So I shut down the platform, moved the m2t..091rc2... directory I had
> under dropins and unzipped a 090 there
>
> On restart the M2T contributions can't be seen (wizards/editors/run
> configurations ... all gone). From the software updates menu the
> features are all listed and there are no messages on the consoles.
>
> Funnily enough I cannot even revert to 091RC2, by deleteing the 090
> directory and reinstating the 091RC2. Still the contributions cannot be
> seen.
>
> Starting the platform with -clean does not help either.
>
> I can only restart unzipping a new fresh SDK and re-add all my plugins
> stack (emf/wst/m2t/svn .... again!!! very annoying as some need to be
> pulled from a web update site etc.).
>
> So how is one supposed to use the dropins to try different releases ???
> If it is possible at all !!!

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