[news.eclipse.platform.rcp] Re: RCP and Feature updates

[Steve Blass <swb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Philippe Ombredanne wrote:
> "Steve Blass" <swb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:d7nk55$f0e$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> > For 3.01 I had to create a feature that contained everything MY feature
> > requires for a base RCP platform.  Then I was able to deal with my
> > application as two features, the one I wrote and my RCP base feature.
> > Without that base feature I had the same kind of complaints about
> > required things that were in fact already in place.
>
> Your remark makes a lot sense to me.
> To add to your point, the update manager might be confused if your RCP
> feature has requirements which do not exist in other features. How could it
> resolve that?

If I remember correctly, that was the whole issue.  I had to provide a 
feature that contained all the plugins required by the feature I wrote.

Thanks for putting it in a nutshell.  Good job!

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Steve