How do I force an eclipse plugin to be unpacked

Question

My eclipse plugin must be unpacked. How can I enforce the installer to unpack it. Will it be unpacked if the jar file is simply dropped into the plugins folder?

Answer 1

This can be chosen when configuring the feature including the plugin. Go to the plugin list, select your plugin and check "Unpack the plug-in archive after installation".

Arguably, this property should be defined by the plugin itself. There's a bug report about that https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=157562

regards, Vlad

Answer 2

See also How do I fix eclipse warning: “It is recommended for plug-in ‘XXX’ to run from a JAR, specify ‘unpack=”false”’ attribute”