| Plug-in Project Problems [message #301093] |
Thu, 23 March 2006 17:15  |
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Originally posted by: barlock.usDOT.ibmDOT.com
With Eclipse 3.1, I've been trying to convert an existing Java project to a
plug-in project. Two problems:
(1) I used the PDE tools to convert the project (which we'll call "project
A"). It created a MANIFEST.MF. In project B, I tried to add project A as a
required plug-in on the Dependencies page of the plug-in editor. Project A
did not show up in the list -- until I added an extension to project A.
This created a plugin.xml -- and made project A visible on the list of
available plug-ins for project B's dependencies. I deleted the extension,
leaving behind an "empty" plugin.xml -- and I can still see project A as a
possible required plug-in for project B. This seems like an Eclipse bug to
me. Yes?
(2) IIRC, with Eclipse 3.0, all packages in a plug-in defaulted to being
visible to other plug-ins -- with the click of one radio button. With 3.1,
it looks like I have to enumerate all of the visible packages on the Runtime
page of the plug-in editor and select their visibility. This seems like a
maintenance problem -- add a new package and you have to remember to update
the manifest. Is this the way 3.1 works? Any way to get the old behavior?
Chris
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| Re: Plug-in Project Problems [message #301094 is a reply to message #301093] |
Thu, 23 March 2006 17:25  |
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Chris Barlock wrote:
re: (1)
I create plugins with MANIFEST only all of the time, and they show up in
the required-plugin list.
Maybe you hadn't saved the manifest, or maybe the change wasn't being
caught by a PDE resource listener so it could update the plugin
information (that would be a bug).
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> (2) IIRC, with Eclipse 3.0, all packages in a plug-in defaulted to being
> visible to other plug-ins -- with the click of one radio button. With 3.1,
> it looks like I have to enumerate all of the visible packages on the Runtime
> page of the plug-in editor and select their visibility. This seems like a
> maintenance problem -- add a new package and you have to remember to update
> the manifest. Is this the way 3.1 works? Any way to get the old behavior?
no, the old behaviour is gone. With the manifests, you have to
deliberatly list packages that you want visible.
In 3.2 I think they added to the PDE Tools something that would "clean
up" the manifest ... i.e. it'll add any new packages for you.
Later,
PW
Paul Webster
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| Re: Plug-in Project Problems [message #301103 is a reply to message #301094] |
Thu, 23 March 2006 19:35 |
| Eclipse User |
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Originally posted by: barlock.usDOT.ibmDOT.com
> I create plugins with MANIFEST only all of the time, and they show up in
> the required-plugin list.
>
> Maybe you hadn't saved the manifest, or maybe the change wasn't being
> caught by a PDE resource listener so it could update the plugin
> information (that would be a bug).
>
>>
>> (2) IIRC, with Eclipse 3.0, all packages in a plug-in defaulted to being
>> visible to other plug-ins -- with the click of one radio button. With
>> 3.1, it looks like I have to enumerate all of the visible packages on the
>> Runtime page of the plug-in editor and select their visibility. This
>> seems like a maintenance problem -- add a new package and you have to
>> remember to update the manifest. Is this the way 3.1 works? Any way to
>> get the old behavior?
>
> no, the old behaviour is gone. With the manifests, you have to
> deliberatly list packages that you want visible.
>
> In 3.2 I think they added to the PDE Tools something that would "clean up"
> the manifest ... i.e. it'll add any new packages for you.
Thanks, Paul!
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