buckminster

Why choose Buckminster over Maven?

I've been using Maven for several months and I am pretty comfortable with how it works conceptually and in practice. I have also looked at Buckminster quite extensively (but have not gotten to running samples yet) to try and figure out what it is and how it compares. The documentation is poor. For instance, they use terminology like Bui...

How to override component name for svn uri in buckminster RMAP file

I am trying to materialize an RCP application into a workspace from scratch and I am having trouble with one single component whose project name in SVN is not same as it's plug-in id (e.g. it's Bundle-SymbolicName). At this point in time I really can not fix this issue by either renaming the project or bundle id, so I am looking for a w...

Buckminster Resolve / RMAP - Strange URI Error?

Hello! I am trying to set up a headless build using buckminster. Before i do it headless i wanted to make sure that my rmap and the query are correct, so i tried the map in the IDE. My RMAP should be correct, however, i get a strange error when i try to resolve my rmap, telling me the uri is wrong. But the Uri it names (DMM runtime) is...

Headless build of eclipse features - PDE Tools or Buckminster?

I am trying to set up a headless build for a big eclipse feature, containing other features and plugins. As some needed plugins are generated using GMF and EMF, the build workflow must be something like this: SVN Check-out Invoke Generation Run Tests Build all Publish update-site Over the last couple of weeks, i played around with...

Is there a overview of all buckminster commands for the hudson buckminster plugin?

I am trying to set up a continous build of our PDE project using hudson + buckminster. The problem i got is, i can't find any list/documentation of the available commands. I think it should be the headless buckminster commands, unfortunately i can't find them documented either. Anybody got an overview of the available commands? Maybe ...

Buckminster RCP simple project materialization

After watching the webinar, skimming over the BuckyBook PDF, and following the Eclipse RCP build tutorial, I still don't know how to materialize a simple RCP plug-in project from CVS into an eclipse workspace. Does anyone have an example with a CQUERY and an RMAP file, for a simple one project workspace? ...

XML schema for Eclipse target definition files

Where can I find the XML schema and/or documentation for Eclipse target definition files (*.target)? ...

P2 Update of RCP based application failes

I trying to update an Eclipse-RCP-3.5 based application by an P2 update-site. Application contains two features. Product is build by Eclipse Buckminster. Creation of the P2 update site is part of the product build. When start the update by Menu: Update -> Check for Updates a messages box is shown: There is nothing to update. When i tr...

Use version qualifier replacement in buckminster

Hi, In my cspex I have action that creates product <public name="create.product" actor="ant"> <actorProperties> <property key="buildFile" value="build/product.ant" /> <property key="targets" value="create.product" /> </actorProperties> <properties> <property key="profile" valu...

Slow Buckminster plugin resolution

I am running a headless Buckminster build using ant that for some reason is taking 4+ hours to finish resolving all the plugins that need to be built. There are about 350 plugins that need to be built, all of which are already on the local filesystem and are provided in a rmap file as "local" providers. I have tried increasing the logg...