I have created an Eclipse plugin. After installation it adds plugin jars ui and core in the plugins folder of Eclipse. But when I uninstall that plugin from the "About Eclipse" dialog it does not delete those jars from Eclipse plugin folder.
And when I try to install new version of the plugin it does not overwrite the old jars.
I don't want to remove it manually every time. How can I make those jars be removed from the plugins folder of Eclipse after uninstallation?
I've had issues w/uninstalling some plugins due to the fact that sometimes they are tightly integrated with each other. Try this method. It worked for me. Write down the plugins you DO want and then simply wipe out all of Eclipse directory and reinstall. As an additional step, I delete any .metadata files in each project in the workspace and then simply reimport them after the install.
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As mentioned in the title, when I build an Eclipse RCP Application, can I place some plug-ins in the dropins folder ?
Or I could only manually place some plug-ins in the dropins folder after the building is complete ?
The dropins folder is just a temporary location for plug-ins that the Eclipse p2 update system will look at to find new plug-ins to install in the main plugins folder. You can't put anything there during a build.
dropins is intended as a last resort way of installing new plugins - ideally new plug-ins should be installed using "Install New Software" from a properly built update site or repository so dependencies can be checked properly.
Note that if your RCP doesn't include the p2 update system none of this will work.
I tried to install PigPen using the directions here:
http://wiki.apache.org/pig/PigPen
But despite rebooting Eclipse, it doesn't seem to recognize that I put a new jar in the plugins folder.
There is dropins folder on the same level with plugins folder. Eclipse by default configured to pick up new plugins from it.
I need to install eclipse plugin required by Test and Performance Tools Platform (TPTP).
When I downloaded EMF Runtime, I have two directories: one is feature and the other one is plugins.
Then, what is the next step for installing them into eclipse?
My eclipse installation has directories including features/plugins and dropins. Is the plugin installation is just copying the files into feature/plugins directories and restart the eclipse? Or do I need any other step for the installation?
just copy and restart eclipse. if you get problems with eclipse, then start on command line with "eclipse -clean"
I am new to eclipse and the interaction between eclipse and maven.
Is it possible to have Maven automatically install Eclipse plugins if the eclipse path is known?
Is it possible to configure specific project settings for each installed plugin when the eclipse project is created? Is it easy to update these configuration settings once the eclipse project is created?
How may I go about this using Maven? Or is it not possible/ideal?
To install a plugin, you would have to copy the plugin files to the eclipse/plugins folder as described in the Eclipse wiki
You can use maven to copy the plugin files/folders to the eclipse plugins directory. This question will show how: Best practices for copying files with Maven
However, I would not advise to use maven to configure the IDE and its plugins, you should manage your projects and not your IDEs with maven.
How do I uninstall Apache Geronimo Adapter Eclipse Plugin?
Look the prints of my Eclipse. I've tried deleting some IBM jars from plugin folder but without success.
Using Eclipse plugin form, I can't find the Geronimo Adapter plugin to remove too.
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You should find it on the Features or at least Plug-ins tab in the Installation details-Dialog.
What seemed to work for me was:
Remove all JARs named org.apache.geronimo.* from the eclipse/plugins dir.
Remove all subdirs named org.apache.geronimo.* from the same dir.
Remove all subdirs named org.apache.geronimo.* from the .metadata dir.
This comes without warranties of any kind. Close Eclipse and backup your eclipse and .metadata dirs before trying this!
If the above isn't working, you might just be able to live with Customize Perspective... -> Menu Visibility and remove the check.