Re: [wtp-jsf-dev] Here's a few more build/eclipse tips to get you furthe

[Raghu Srinivasan <raghunathan.srinivasan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

David M Williams wrote:

> Tips from your friendly WTP-buildmaster-apprentice :)
>
> Before worrying too much about "getting into the build",  here's a few 
> things I noticed by checking the JSF projects out of CVS (the head 
> versions).
>
> I noticed some warnings in plugin.xml files, about "classes not 
> found". that indicated something that will turn into a runtime error ..
> either the class reallly isn't there, or there's something wrong with 
> the "pre-reqs" in the manifest.mf.
>
> More important:
>
> *How to do a build, without doing a build: * 
>
> Select your feature.xml file. Pick the "PDE Tools" --> "create ant 
> build file option. "
>
> This generates a "PDE build.xml file", just like what occurs during 
> the normal "standalone" build process.
> (And you should never have to modify this file).
>
> If you do that for your's, for example, you'll notice it can not 
> generate the build.xml file.
>
> You get a error message "can not find jsf core .001" .... that's 
> because the
> jsf.core plugin has 0.1.0 in the manifest.
> So that could be fixed to .0.0.1.
> And, actually, there's some tricks there you can leave many versions 
> as 0.0.0, and then they are
> "computed" at build time, by the "top most feature" (or ... and/or 
> vice versa, from plugins up)
> I think this PDE feature is doc'd prettty well,
> but the choice in PDE editor is not:  ... "Synchronize versions of 
> contained plugins".
> (it'll give you several choices).
>
> Once you can create a build.xml file,
> select it, "Run Ant ... " ... I usual pick "hide internal" and "sort" ...
> then, use "clean", "build jars", [not the default build update jars], 
> "refresh", "create zip distribution".
>
> If that completes without errors, you're ready to test. runtime .. you 
> can export the zip, and extract to
> a seperate "test" version of WTP and see how it works!
>
> *Important note*: anything that's generated during above process 
> should not be checked into CVS, but
> added to your .cvsignore file (there are nice menu actions for that). 
> To be explicit:
> the zips produced
> build.xml
> @dot directory
> temp.folder,
> etc.
>
> Minor note: many of the above steps can be accomplished with "Export 
> ...." --> "distributable feature".
>
> Have fun!
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Hi David,

Thanks for the expert advice, I am able to do a build without doing a 
build! I can do the following without any error:
1) "PDE Tools" --> "create ant build file option. "
2) Run the resulting ANT build file
3) Export the feature to an update site
4) Install the feature and verify the functionality.

I plan to check-in the changes tomorrow.
I then plan to implement Jeffrey's suggestions for integrating with the 
WTP build process so that I can do the build with the build!

Thanks
Raghu