Hi,
I write a product called Code Collaborator that includes an Eclipse
plugin which integrates with Subclipse - see http://www.codecollaborator.com
In the latest code (1.1.x stream) the core plugin is delivered as a
single jar file instead of being "unpacked". This works at runtime but
at development time I have difficulty using the Eclipse PDE to integrate
my plugin with Subclipse.
I am seeing a host of issues, all of which are solved by removing the
unpack="false" attribute in the feature.xml:
1) If the Subclipse core plugin is specified in the target platform then
the PDE does not put the core plugin's embedded jars on the java
classpath (Plug-in Dependencies classpath container) of a plugin that
requires it. My plugin needs some of the classes in those jars to
compile (specifically SVNUrl from svnClientAdapter.jar). If I launch an
Eclipse runtime from the PDE with this configuration Subclipse works
correctly.
2) If I import the Subclipse core plugin in to my workspace as a "Binary
Project" the I see the opposite effect - the PDE creates a project and
puts the embedded jars on it's classpath, but omits the main
core jar (so the classes at the root of the plugin jar are not found).
If I launch an Eclipse runtime from the PDE with this configuration
Subclipse works correctly.
3) If I import the Subclipse core plugin in to my workspace as a
"Project with source folders" then the PDE resolves it correctly - the
main plugin jar and all the embedded jars are put on the classpath and
my code compiles fine. However if I launch an Eclipse runtime from the
PDE with this configuration Subclipse does not work correctly. When I
try to open the "SVN Repository Exploring" perspective I get an error
and the following log:
!MESSAGE An error occurred while automatically activating bundle
org.tigris.subversion.subclipse.core (142).
!STACK 0
org.osgi.framework.BundleException: The activator
org.tigris.subversion.subclipse.core.SVNProviderPlugin for bundle
org.tigris.subversion.subclipse.core is invalid
-------------
So basically I am at an impasse - I can either make my code compile, or
make Subclipse work in the target runtime, but I need both! The fix is
to remove the unpack="false" attribute from the Subclipse core plugin in
the feature.xml. This fixes all of the issues mentioned above.
Please let me know how I can help make this happen.
Thanks,
Roy Paterson
Eclipse Development Lead
Smart Bear Software
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscribe@subclipse.tigris.org
For additional commands, e-mail: dev-help@subclipse.tigris.org
Received on Wed Jan 24 19:00:36 2007