[news.eclipse.platform] Re: capabilities preference page missing

[Derek Morris <dmsubs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Webster wrote:
> Derek Morris wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am developing an application based on Eclipse (note: it is not RCP).
>
> Specifically, everything is an RCP app, even the eclipse IDE.  Do you 
> mean you are using the standard IDE application (just your own set of 
> plugins on top of the platform plugins)?
Yes.
> > I have disabled some activities via the org.eclipse.ui.activites 
> > extension point, and this is working. However, I have no Capabilities 
> > preference page to re-enable the activities. Do I need to do something 
> > to enable it?
>
> The preference page is contributed at the org.eclipse.sdk level ... you 
> would have to contribute it from your top level plugin if not including 
> that one.
I have a feature that contains several plugins. One of thus plugins is the 
'branding' plugin. Do you mean that I need to add org.eclipse.sdk as a 
dependency in the plugin.xml, or what?

Thanks
> PW