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[epp-dev] Re: repository discussion - epp+galileo or galileo-only
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Hi Markus,
When looking at the packages I see two immediate problems.
1. Every package forms a circular dependency. The feature depends on the
plugin that declares the product that points pack to the feature. This
can be easily resolved by just moving the product definition to the feature.
2. The feature declares the package content in the form of requirements
rather then included features and plugins. For a feature that defines a
product, I would expect the requirements to be empty since the product
in itself must be self contained. Is there any particular reason for
this approach?
It would simplify the automation a great deal if we could change these
two things. Would that be possible?
Regards,
Thomas Hallgren
Markus Knauer wrote:
Hi Thomas,
here is some input - let me know if you need more information about
the process:
First step: Build a p2 repository that can be used by the p2 director
to build a package.
Second step: Run the p2 director for each of the 4 platforms, create
the package, zip it into an archive, etc.
While the second step is already scripted, the first one needs
automation and is currently done by exporting things from my own
workspace.
In order to customize the packages, each package has two projects in
the EPP CVS (dev.eclipse.org:/cvsroot/technology -
org.eclipse.epp/packages/...).
[1] A feature project that 'includes' the org.eclipse.platform feature
and lists the package content as 'required' features.
[2] A branding plug-in with
- the epp.product file used for the build, contains the product
definition, which application to run, JVM settings, eclipse.ini
information, etc.
- the eclipse_XYZ_350.xml file (the former EPP config file) with the
meta-information for the website
- the package-specific plugin_customization.ini with the default
perspective and probably other information
The manually created 'output' p2 repository for all packages is here
http://download.eclipse.org/technology/epp/packages/galileo/milestones/
and contains ./plugins/..., ./features/... and of course the platform
specific binaries in ./binaries/...
This p2 repository is used together with the main Galileo p2
repository to create the packages.
Regards, Markus
