There used to be a way to do this, but I can no longer find this in Eclipse 3.4.1 installation I have. Does anyone know how to do this?
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Not sure if this is what you are seeking, but if you manually obtain plugins (not via the loader, just as jars), you can use the dropins mechanism.
Go to ECLIPSE_HOME/dropins
Create a directory named "SomeNameForFunctionality" Create a subdirectory named "eclipse" underneath Create subdirectories named "features" and "plugins" underneath "Eclipse" Move the plugins and feature jars to the corresponding subdirectories.
Restart Eclipse and make sure it takes a few more seconds to load. Your plugin should still be there.
Uri
2009-02-24 16:17:23
Thanks Uri! But I was looking for an option to let the software updater install the plugin into a different directory.
binil
2009-02-24 16:20:37
Thanks VonC! Using an external dropins directory configured in eclipse.ini will work for me. But it is strange that I can no longer use software updates if I want to manage my plugins outside of ECLIPSE_HOME.
binil
2009-02-24 17:14:40
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The Dropins folder is a good solution if you install plugins manually. If you are installing plugins through the update manager, you cannot select the install location for your plugins through the UI. Not anymore.
BTW, if you like sharing plugins among several Eclipse installations, you can create a Link file, drop it in the Dropins folder and it works just the same, no need to modify the INI.
A Link file is a plain text file, which ends with .link extension, and has one line in it: path=/path/to/your/plugins
zvikico
2009-02-24 17:37:27