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#Eclipse os x dropins folder how to#
#Eclipse os x dropins folder install#
#Eclipse os x dropins folder upgrade#
#Eclipse os x dropins folder code#
#Eclipse os x dropins folder zip#

There is a small caveat, though, but really small My recommendation? I still prefer old-style links folder because (a) it only contain the link files so is a lot cleaner and (b) it’s easier to copy because it only contain link files. However, remember that the dropins folder can also contain other plugin jars and folders. In p2, you can also put your link files in the dropins folder without needing to create a links folder. p2 (Eclipse 3.5’s new provisioning system) has introduced a new way of adding external locations, but it does still support the old-style links. See the Error Log view (Alt+Shift+Q, L) in Eclipse to see if there are any errors.īut what about p2? Aren’t links going out?

If it’s still not working, you might have a dependency problem, version problem or something else wrong with your plugin.

If you’re using Eclipse 3.6, you might have skipped the step where you need to copy over the.

Remember to run eclipse the first time with the -configuration argument.

You might not have initialised the p2 stuff.

Eclipse doesn’t recognise any other file type.

You should use front slashes instead of backslashes in your link file.

For example, we copied the Checkstyle zip’s content to the folder c:\eclipse-plugins\Checkstyle\ eclipse.

You didn’t create a folder called eclipse between the plugin’s name and the features and plugins folders.

Here are some common reasons why it may not be working: If it doesn’t, see the troubleshooting section below. Once you’ve copied the links folder, Eclipse should pick up the plugins when you start it. Reinstalling is easy as you only have to either recreate the links folder and files in the new installation or just restore a copy of the links folder you had before from a backup. You only have the plugins defined once (under c:\eclipse-plugins) and the link files are basically shortcuts (or symbolic links) to these plugins. Once you’ve got the links folder set up in one installation, copy it to the other Eclipse installs you have. So how do you share the plugins between installations or reinstall using links? XMLBuddy has only one plugin folder) then be sure to create a plugins folder below the eclipse folder and drop the plugin in there.

If you’re dealing with a tool that doesn’t have plugins or features folders (eg.

Eclipse expects plugins to be in the plugins folder and features in the features folder of the external location.

You have to create one file per tool/extension, so if you’re installing Subclipse, there should be a Subclipse.link in the links folder pointing to Subclipse’s plugins. Now you can copy this links folder over to as many Eclipse installations as you want. If you don’t, see the troubleshooting section below.Ĩ.

You should see your new plugin’s functionality, in our case the Checkstyle views should appear on the Show View menu. Restart Eclipse normally (without the command line args) and you’re done.

#Eclipse os x dropins folder how to#

If you’re unsure about how to create the link file, have a look at this video:ħ. In this folder, create a link file named Checkstyle.link (with your favourite text editor) with the following content ( NB! Notice the front slashes, even in Windows): path=c:/eclipse-plugins/Checkstyle Go to your Eclipse installation folder and add a folder called links. You only have to do this once:Įclipse -configuration c:\eclipse-plugins\Checkstyle\eclipse\configurationĦ. Start up Eclipse with the following command line to initialise all the p2 stuff in the external folder.

#Eclipse os x dropins folder upgrade#

NB! This step is only necessary since Eclipse 3.6 (Helios), but will work on previous versions as well and should make sure you’re covered in case you upgrade to 3.6 – (thanks Rab).ĥ. eclipseextension and copy it into the same folder). (Alternatively, download the file, rename it to. eclipseextension (note the dot in front) in the folder c:\eclipse-plugins\Checkstyle\eclipse, with the following content: id= If you’re unsure about how to create the folder structure, have a look at this video:Ĥ.

#Eclipse os x dropins folder zip#

Extract the Checkstyle zip under the folder c:\eclipse-plugins\Checkstyle\eclipse (notice the eclipse folder underneath Checkstyle’s folder). I use C:\eclipse-plugins for all my plugins but you can place them anywhere and even in totally different locations.ģ. Create a folder where you’ll be storing all your plugins.

#Eclipse os x dropins folder install#

First, download the plugins ( Checkstyle download), preferably in zip format for local install (ie.

I’ll be using a technique shared in this post (by Michael Scharf) to make things work smoothly with p2, Eclipse’s new provisioning system.ġ.

#Eclipse os x dropins folder code#

To see how to use link files, I’ll add the popular code checker Checkstyle to Eclipse. How to set up link files to share plugins