[jbosside-dev] Bundling features/plugins in the build system

[Max Rydahl Andersen]

On Tue, 05 Sep 2006 20:58:53 +0200, Marshall Culpepper  
<marshall.culpepper at jboss.com> wrote:

> Ahhh ok now I understand =). Currently it will not complain if a <plugin>
> references something from org.eclipse, but that shouldn't be too hard to
> do... I already do discovery of what plugins and features are part of
> org.eclipse.sdk.

cool.

the last part where just sugar coating not needed.

/max

>
> Your other comment basically says if I depend on plugin X I should
> automatically import the entire feature that includes plugin X? I'm not  
> sure
> how this would work from an implementation standpoint as it's technically
> possible to include the same plugin in different features (and then how  
> do
> we choose which is which?). Basically to include a feature you'll need to
> either put in the "included features" part of your feature.xml or as a
> "required feature" in dependencies.
>
> On 9/5/06, Max Rydahl Andersen <max.andersen at jboss.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I'm still a little confused by your description, but I have a hunch
>> > you're
>> > talking about plugins that are already a part of the standard SDK
>> > download?
>> > My ant task already filters out those plugins/features....
>>
>> and it should then complain loudly if it is a <plugin> reference sine it
>> is wrong.
>>
>> the other part is just a sugarcoating thing, that if i refer to a  
>> plugin,
>> e.g.
>> some WTP XML plugin and that plugin is part of a feature then the
>> feature.xml should
>> import the feature...right ?
>>
>> /max
>>
>> > On 9/5/06, Max Rydahl Andersen <max.andersen at jboss.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Would be cool if one could automatically run through
>> >> >> plugin.xml/feature.xml and look for "evil" plugin references.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have absolutely no idea what you mean by "evil" ... care to  
>> expand
>> a
>> >> > bit more? (I'm guessing you mean org.eclipse.emf.*? =)
>> >>
>> >> I mean any <plugin ...> that:
>> >>
>> >>   references eclipse core plugins
>> >>   or
>> >>   something that is in a feature
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> --
>> Max Rydahl Andersen
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>>
>> Hibernate
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>>
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>> max.andersen at jboss.com
>>
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>
>



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