I have an eclipse plug-in working fine within eclipse environment.
I wanted to export it into a jar file, so I chose Export > Deployable plug-ins and fragments.
I could get a jar file, but an error was reported.
Opening the log file, it reports that I have 1242 problems (191 errors, 1051 warnings). This is some copy from the error log.
2. ERROR in /Users/LSclipse/src/lsclipse/LSDiffRunner.java (at line 61)
import edu.washington.cs.induction.OnePipeLineScript;
^^^
The import edu cannot be resolved
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3. ERROR in /Users/LSclipse/src/lsclipse/LSDiffRunner.java (at line 261)
OnePipeLineScript.getMatchingForRefFinder(projName, proj1, proj1Loc
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
OnePipeLineScript cannot be resolved
Why I got errors? I had 2049 warnings, but no error when I compile the plugin in eclipse IDE.
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The main project references two other projects, and references many external libraries. I attach the package view and Java build path.
There were multiple issues involved for this problem. However, the core issue was that the project apimatching and originanalysis were not eclipse plugins but just java projects. As a result, those two projects were not included in the final jar file to break the build.
Symbolic linking the two projects into the main project
I solved this issue by symbolic link the src directory into the main eclipse plugin project.
ln -s /workspace/seal/edu.ucsc.originanalysis/src /LSclipse/originanalysis
ln -s /workspace/seal/edu.ucsc.apimatching/src /LSclipse/apimatching
From the Java Build Path/Source tab, I added those two included projects as source. Eclipse Java Missing required source folder: 'src'
Now I have eclipse plugin jar file without error.
Then click F-5 to refresh the project explorer and check they are java src directory.
Select the included projects in Build tab.
Updating bin.include and source.. in build.properties tab is important. One should understand that in bin.include the ordering is also critical. lib/cdtparser.jar and lib/cdtcore.jar should be placed prior to the user of them - origin analysis/.
Copying jar files for included project into main project
I also had to copy some jar files in those projects file into the main project, and select them in Binary Build tab.
And add tim in Runtime/Classpath tab.
Select the JavaSE-1.6 in Execution Environments.
I have lots of "Must Override a Superclass Method" errors. With the hint from this post - 'Must Override a Superclass Method' Errors after importing a project into Eclipse , I removed the J2SE-1.5 to resolve this issue.
You can not add third party libraries into class path of Java when developing a plug-in. It is the way to build standard Java application, but plug-in is a kind of OSGi bundle that has itself rule for class loading.
The correct way is adding third party libraries into the class path of your plug-in.
Add below declaration into MANIFEST.MF of your plug-in,
Bundle-ClassPath: lib/log4j-1.2.7.jar,
xml-apis.jar,
...
Check those links [1], [2] for understanding it.
This is what have a question on and see as potential solutions to potential problems.
Is this class comfing from a referenced jar or is it in the actual plugin edu.washington.cs.induction.OnePipeLineScript;
You seem to have a lot of soure folders and wondering if your build.properties file is showing any warnings and that you also have this defined for each of the source folders in your build.properties source.. = src/
Your external jar libraries appear to be in a folder that is of type source which is not correct. It should be a non-source folder (which you can tell a source folder by the package icon decorator) and you should make sure in your manifest editor that for runtime you have the lib checked so that it includes the jars in the build. To unmark it as a source folder select the drop down menu in your navigator view go to filters and uncheck .resources which will then show the .classpath file in that file you will see the folder to be kind="src" (i believe) remove that.
Somehow it also looks like you have linked source folders which is a practice I would not suggest and am not sure if that will cause problems when exporting the plugin. If you can avoid linked source folders that would be better.
Also it seems like you are confusing java build path configuration for plain java applications with plugins running in OSGI which is not configured through java build path but your manifest.editor So as a rule of thumb if its a plugin don't even bother trying to configure the java build path because OSGI is different, that could be causing issues as well
Select "Use class files complied in the workspace" in Options works for me.
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Using Java8, Eclipse Mars 4.5
I have a simple Maven project with a pom and a single java file, in a folder. I do the File -> Import -> Existing Maven Project -> Point to my folder. Eclipse does its thing sucessfully creates the project (no errors). But with somewhat of a complex folder structure that I am able to edit (with some difficulty). My project file structure is:
Project
/classes
/pkg
/.class
/src
/pkg
/.java
I originally see my java file (but not in the /src), I see all my dependent jars. After some doing (open/new etc) I am able finally compile my java class- I see all the generated class files.
But I am unable to run it. I do have my main class specified in the eclipse run configuration.
I don't have the Run As enabled.
I try run java application, get error:
Could not find or load main class 'myclass' (I do have the main method)
If I try Maven build (M2 the red icon), initially I got 'no goal specified' error, added <defaultGoal>install</defaultGoal> to the pom. I do get BUILD SUCCESS
But still no run? What am I missing.
I went the maven project route to simplify, but
Thanks
This problem was finally solved by conforming (submitting) to the default file structure of the eclipse/maven project- <classpathentry kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/java">. I re-created the file structure (as this) put/copied my .java and .classes in those directories - it ran fine finally.
I could see this problem when I opened the .classpath file - it had the original /classes and /src directory and not he one I had edited in eclipse (as I indicated in my Question). Even though I was actually successfully compiling into my /classes.
I would certainly not expect this behavior, there is clear edit option for /src and /classes and it should take effect- but maybe not.
Another observation to add- when I look at my run configuration - I see the correct class but eclipse does not show the location. So one would never know.
So long story short it finally worked after much frustration and effort and loss of a couple of days (And I just had exactly one java file to compile and run - wondering how much pain would be if I had a few more).
I am not a regular eclipse user (any longer) so some of it would be getting used to etc - but some of these quarks need to be taken care of (It is the No1 tool)
Just recently started using Eclipse and ran into an issue with exporting the plugin I'm working on. I tried to search but so far no luck - but if the answer is already here I'd be grateful if someone can point me to it.
I'm writing a n OSGi/Equinox plugin with Eclipse. The plugin is for a 3rd party system, which allows extensions: basically all jars placed in the application's plugin folder are automatically loaded into the application at startup. I have managed to put together my plugin, it's loading fine and it works.
The issue is that I rely on another plugin which is placed beside mine in the plugins folder. For obvious reasons I do not want to package that plugin into my plugin jar file. I have tried to add the dependency as an external archive, but this breaks the export: when I try to export my plugin project ant complains about missing dependencies and types. (If I actually include the other jar file in my plugin everything works, but obviously this is less then ideal.)
So: how do I set up my plugin project dependency, that it's a) an external dependency and b) doesn't need to be specified with a path or a variable - i.e. how do I tell my exporter to "don't worry, it will be there right beside you"?
Edit: Apparently there's an important detail I didn't mention. The external jar file I depend on is not an OSGi plugin, just a regular jar file with some classes in it. To the 3rd party system it seems all the same (all are under the plugins folder, all are loaded into the application), but for Eclipse the distinction seems important.
If you reference the other plug-in as a dependency in your plug-in's MANIFEST.MF the export should work without errors. The plug-in should be listed in the Require-Bundle list in the MANIFEST.MF.
You can do this in the MANIFEST.MF editor by adding to the 'Required Plug-ins' list on the 'Dependencies' tab of the editor.
Note: When referencing other plug-ins you must always use this method. Do not try adding the plug-in jar to the Java build path or anything like that.
If the jar you want to use is not an Eclipse plug-in you must should include it as part of the plug-in and list the jar in the Bundle-Classpath in the MANIFEST.MF. If you cannot do this you can reference an external jar in the Bundle-Classpath using something like:
Bundle-Classpath: .,external:$LIB_LOCATION$/lib.jar
. is the normal entry in for the plug-in code. external:$LIB_LOCATION$/lib.jar looks for lib.jar in a location defined by the environment variable LIB_LOCATION. This method can be difficult to get right.
In the end the solution to my specific problem was to add the external jar file as an Extra Classpath Entry on the build properties tab (this translated to a "jars.extra.classpath = .jar" entry in the build.properties file). I have also added the jar file to the project itself - after adding the extra class path entry that got changed into an external dependency automatically.
With these two changes I was able to successfully export my plugin, which didn't contain the external jar file, but was able to reference it when loaded into the 3rd party system.
I am seeing a problem whereby the Eclipse Debugger cannot find the source for classes that are included as project references.
My application contains 2 types of referenced libraries: those in the Maven repository, and those that are included as part of a project reference to another project in my workspace.
The debugger has no issue showing source for any classes in the Maven repository.
However, when it tries to debug classes included using a project reference then it cannot find the source. Even when I click on the "Edit Source Lookup Path" and specify the location of the project it cannot find the source. I have confirmed that the class in question does exist in the project's output folder so I'm not sure what the problem is here.
Can someone please help?
Thanks
OK, I've resolved this almost as quick as I opened it.
The problem seems to have been caused by the way I was importing my application's project.
So in Eclipse, I imported this using m2e's File > Import > maven > Existing Maven Projects.
This resulted in dependencies that existed in my workspace being included as project references instead of actual jar file references to the Maven repository.
To get the actual jar file references to the Maven repository, I ran mvn eclipse:eclipse and my debugger was able to pick up the source code.
Is this a known problem with the m2e plugin?
I've seen that there are quite a few questions regarding this problem, but unfortunately none have solved it for me. Here is a screencap of what's going on:
It is dependent on the android-support-v4 jar file which as you can see is added to my build path. It the exact jar file from the maven library directory's libs folder. I've tried the following:
Restarting Eclipse
Cleaning the project
Right-clicking the project and updating dependencies
Updating project configuration Disabling and re-enabling workspace resolution
Nothing has helped. Is there any other tricks to getting this resolved? All of the answer's I've seen suggest doing these things that I have already tried.
Thanks a lot!
Actual root cause:
The OP JMRboosties reports in this instance having to desactivate Proguard (the tool which shrinks, optimizes, and obfuscates your code by removing unused code and renaming classes, fields, and methods with semantically obscure names)
disabling proguard on the line where the error occurred (the <plugin> item) in pom.xml solved the problem
(See "How to use ProGuard with android-maven-plugin ").
Certain side-effects can result from using Proguard: For example, the Proguard page does mention:
The default proguard.cfg file tries to cover general cases, but you might encounter exceptions such as ClassNotFoundException, which happens when ProGuard strips away an entire class that your application calls.
Original answer:
As mentioned in this GitHub post:
you need to use maven Android SDK Deployer to install it:
I'm going to deploy my own android artifacts to my personal repository to avoid having this problem again.
If you're not explicitly using Maven you can just import it as a regular Android project into eclipse and it'll pick up the .jar from the libs/ directory.
(Note your android-support-v4.jar isn't in libs in your project)
declare it in your pom.xml.
You have to install both Android 1.6 and the compat lib using the maven SDK deployer for now.
cd to platforms/platform-4/ and extras/compatibility-v4/ in the deployer and run mvn install in each.
Hopefully the compat lib makes it into maven central soon so I can avoid this step.
Again, the project is set up to be used as a normal Android project in eclipse too completely separate from maven.
File, New, Project, Android, use existing sources, select library/ folder.
Assuming you're using m2e-android behind the scenes, the reason you're getting compile problems is that the m2e-android plug-in strips out all provided scope dependencies from the Eclipse project classpath.
We do this because, due to changes in ADT 16.0.0, any JAR file in the Eclipse classpath will be packaged into distributable APK file.
creating a parent project with only a pom.xml, and lots of sub projects such as:
my-web
my-core
my-backoffice
etc. is easy, and the sonotype eclipse plugin does most of the work.
However, getting one project to know about the source in the other project seems to be hard. E.g. when you are debugging the my-web project, and step into my-core, eclipse doesnt know where to get the source.
Looking in the Java Build Path in eclipse, the maven plugin has added my-core as a folder under "Web App Libraries". I.e. its not using the my-core-0.0.1.SNAPSHOT.jar or similar, its using the raw java files. Great!
But how to tell maven to tell eclipse to look for the source in the same place?
Im not really sure where to start. Im guessing its possible to get maven to put the source in a special jar using the maven-soure-plugin, but this will usually be out of sync with the actual java files which the web project seems to be using directly.
A quick and dirty solution is to manually Edit the Java Build Path for each project, and add my-core and other dependant projects in the "Projects" tab. Is this best practice? Any other suggestions?
A quick and dirty solution is to
manually Edit the Java Build Path for
each project, and add my-core and
other dependant projects in the
"Projects" tab.
If this doesn't happen automatically you have a configuration problem.
My Guess would be that you have a version mismatch between the pom dependencies and the actual project versions. Or your projects have an unusual name template (m2eclipse resolves projects by their artifactId AFAIK)
Either way, what always helps is in your Debug configuration (Run > Debug Configurations ...) select the Source tab and just Add... the selected projects.