[news.eclipse.platform.pde] Re: eclipse plugins - external jars & enviro

[Lars Vogel <Lars.Vogel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mikael,

I workaround would be to translate the jars into plug-in projects.

See here for an example on how to create a plugin from a jar: 
http://www.vogella.de/articles/EclipseJarToPlugin/article.html

Best regards, Lars

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Mikael wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am working on adding new views to my eclipse perspective.
>
> I would like to use external jars, using environment variable to find them.
>
> Now, that works runtime using the external keywork in the MANIFEST file; 
> for example:
>
> Bundle-Classpath: external:$EXTLIBS$/jdom-1.1/build/jdom.jar,
> .
>
> but it doesn't work at build time, I tried to change the build 
> page/build.properties file in the plugin.xml editor and that doesn't work.
> When I hit the "export deployable plugin" button, it crashes saying that 
> the jdom classes import couldn't be resolved.
>
>
> So, the temporary workaround I have got is to export the plugin with 
> Eclipse / File / Export and then manually change things such as the 
> manifest file that end up empty.
>
>
> In short, how to use jars at "plug-in build time" that are not part of 
> any eclipse project and can only be found using an environment variable?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Mikael