[platform-dev] Headless ant - issues

[Krzysztof Daniel <krzysztof_daniel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

I am not really sure if this is correct
group, but I'll try.

Running an Ant task which uses Eclipse
API is dangerous, because it can activate UI plugins *indirectly*, because
UI plug-ins contribute f.e. error handling mechanism to core plug-ins.
Even if ui plug-in starts with exception, extensions still are picked up
and can cause a lot more errors.

I have seen in the bugzilla new ant
target "org.eclipse.ant.ui.antRunner" which provides workbench
- I do not believe that launching UI is a solution for headless problems
- it cannot be called headless anymore.

Couldn't we just assure that no ui plug-in
is loaded in headless mode? Or create system solution for this problem
(additional property of a plug-in, which indicates if it can be used in
headless mode?).
--
Christopher Daniel        
Technical Support Engineer
Eclipse Support Center    
IBM Software Group