Re: [pde-dev] re-using the eclipse plugin framework

[Pascal Rapicault <Pascal_Rapicault@xxxxxxxxxx>]

It has already been done! It's in 3.0.
Note that this mailing list is for people
interested in the development of the PDE component, please ask this kind
of question on the newsgroups.

PaScaL

Emil Ivov <emil_ivov@xxxxxxxxx>
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08/26/2004 05:40 AM

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Another question

Is it true that there are plans of switching from the current eclipse 
plugin system to osgi?

Thanks
Emil

P.S. If this is not the right list to ask that kind of questions could
I 
please get a scolding response instead of that utter silence? :)

Emil Ivov wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Hope this is the right forum for this kind of questions.
> 
> I'm very much impressed by the eclipse plugin framework. Find it very
> well designed and extensible. I would therefore like to reuse it in
> another, completely different project. Here are my questions:
> 
> 1) Is it possible to extract and completely reuse existing code. In
> other words: Can I just get the code that does the plugin management
and 
> use it as an independent module in a different environment?
> 
> 2) Would it be possible to reuse the Eclipse PDE for building plugins
> for that other project?
> 
> 3) If 1) is not feasible - would it make sense to implement a standalone
> plugin framework that complies with the Eclipse Plug-in framework
so 
> that PDE tools can be reused?
> 
> Thanks
> Emil
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