Re: [p2-dev] user question on p2.repo2runnable

[Andrew Niefer <aniefer@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The transformed repository is usable
locally.  In PDE/Build, it is added as a context repository so that
the metadata there is reused instead of being recreated.
Zipping the repo, or putting it up on
the net doesn't work as well.

So yes, it may be less confusing to
simply remove the artifacts.jar & content.jar, that is how we build
the deltapack.
-Andrew

From:	David M Williams <david_williams@xxxxxxxxxx>
To:	P2 developer discussions <p2-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	10/29/2009 12:12 PM
Subject:	[p2-dev] user question on p2.repo2runnable
Sent by:	p2-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx

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I'm starting to use more p2 tasks in building WTP
and am hoping to get a 
quick answer to something that looks odd to me. (that is, hope it is 
"quick and easy" for you). 

I'm using p2.mirror to create some subsets of what we build. Then I use
p2.repo2runnable to create a "traditional" form of the features
and 
plugins, which would then be zipped up and delivered as our "legacy"
deliverables. Standard stuff I assume. 

But, I noticed that the directory created by p2.repo2runnable has 
artifacts.jar and contents.jar in them. 

Are these useful? Do they do anything? I fear our legacy users (in 
addition to me :) might be confused and might think the directory is 
usable p2 repo, but I would not think it would usable since some jars have
been unzipped. Do others just delete these when creating legacy zips? 

Thanks, 

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