I have the following setup:
- eclipse
- a standard Java project (A)
- an eclipse plugin project (B)
How (if possible) can I use packages from A within B without first compiling a JAR file from A and adding it to B?
Thanks!
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A:
if you declare:
- a project with sources from A
("New" Java Project / "Create a Java Project" / "create project from existing source") - a second project with:
- sources from B
- project dependency including "projectA"
you will get just what you need.
(a compilation -- of sources from A -- is still needed, but no jarA needs to be produced)
VonC
2010-03-19 18:50:12
If I do this, I am getting "Package 'bla' does not exist in this plugin" errors in my MANIFEST.MF when trying to export packages from Project A
Joscha
2010-03-19 20:17:17
@Joscha: did you add the needed dependencies and/or (in your case), the required packages in your plugin.xml (through the plug-in.xml editor page)? see http://help.eclipse.org/help33/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse.pde.doc.user/guide/tools/editors/manifest_editor/dependencies.htm
VonC
2010-03-19 21:50:08
actually yes, but that didn't help - I am now using the "Link Source" mechanism from eclipse - that seems to work just fine, but the setup is pretty hacky...
Joscha
2010-03-20 10:21:24
@Joscha: do you mean "using a linked folder"? (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1470827/external-output-folder-in-eclipse/1470833#1470833)
VonC
2010-03-20 15:00:34
I think it is something similar: Project Properties -> java Build Path -> Source -> Button "Link Source"
Joscha
2010-03-20 16:17:20
A:
The java project A needs to be known from OSGi/Eclipse in order to be accessible at design time (ie while in eclipse, including launch and debugging) and then at runtime. The correct approach would be to make A an OSGI bundle, and reference this in B:
select A, right-click, project, pde tools, convert to plugins project ...
then in B, open the manifest.mf and add (com.example.pack being some packages defined in A that you want to use in B): Import-Package: com.example.pack
Philippe Ombredanne
2010-03-29 08:09:25