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Programmatically rebuilding the configuration folder [message #247843]

Tue, 01 June 2004 07:15

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Originally posted by: martin.klinke.xavo.de

Re: Programmatically rebuilding the configuration folder [message #247862 is a reply to message #247843]

Tue, 01 June 2004 08:32

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: pascal.ibm.canada

This is not possible because in this folder user dependent information
are being stored (last workspace used) by different plugins.
The only information that can be "re" generated anytime is the content
of runtime and osgi folders, but not programmatically.
You can generate them by specifying -initialize on the command line.

PaScaL

Martin Klinke wrote:

Re: Programmatically rebuilding the configuration folder [message #247872 is a reply to message #247843]

Tue, 01 June 2004 08:39

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: martin.klinke.xavo.de

Sorry, hit the send button too fast...
So here's the question:
When launching the eclipse platform the folder configuration is created
which holds information about the installed plugins and so on. But what if
you install a new plugin or a new version of an already installed plugin? Is
there a way to tell eclipse to rebuild its configuration folder despite of
deleting it manually?
Background: I have a plugin that introduces a new view in a new version,
which isn't found after the update before deleting the configuration folder.

TIA for your answers!

Martin Klinke

Re: Programmatically rebuilding the configuration folder [message #247875 is a reply to message #247862]

Tue, 01 June 2004 08:42

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: martin.klinke.xavo.de

That means when I add the initialize argument on each start of the
application then the configuration is always consistent regarding the plugin
contents also when an update occurs?

"Pascal Rapicault" <pascal@ibm.canada> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:c9hsj5$ehg$1@eclipse.org...
> This is not possible because in this folder user dependent information
> are being stored (last workspace used) by different plugins.
> The only information that can be "re" generated anytime is the content
> of runtime and osgi folders, but not programmatically.
> You can generate them by specifying -initialize on the command line.
>
> PaScaL
>
> Martin Klinke wrote:

Re: Programmatically rebuilding the configuration folder [message #248197 is a reply to message #247872]

Tue, 01 June 2004 23:47

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: dorian.birsan.net

"Martin Klinke" <martin.klinke@xavo.de> wrote in message
news:c9ht75$fr2$1@eclipse.org...
> Sorry, hit the send button too fast...
> So here's the question:
> When launching the eclipse platform the folder configuration is created
> which holds information about the installed plugins and so on. But what if
> you install a new plugin or a new version of an already installed plugin?
Is
> there a way to tell eclipse to rebuild its configuration folder despite of
> deleting it manually?
> Background: I have a plugin that introduces a new view in a new version,
> which isn't found after the update before deleting the configuration
folder.
>

A new plugin should be detected. What driver are you using?
You may want to touch the plugin directory, so its timestamp is current, and
will be picked up when you launch eclipse.

> TIA for your answers!
>
> Martin Klinke
>
>

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