I am currently evaluating the features of the eclipse RCP vs. some other
RCPs. So far the eclipse RCP seems a good choice. It's amazing what you
are able to do with this platform.
But there are 2 crucial features I am not sure of the current state of
support by the eclipse RCP.
Perhaps someone can point me to the right sources of information or answer
my questions.
1)What kind of support is currently available (planned for the future) for
delivering eclipse RCPs based applications without the need for installing
eclipse manually. It seems the developer has to make a lot of error prone
work to create something like a deliverable and selfinstalling application.
I have something in mind similar to the webstart technologie for the
eclipse RCP.
2)What about an update function working tranparently in the background and
notifying the user if an update is available leaving the choice to install
the update or not to the user? Which update support is available today?
It all boils down to the question of how high the administration costs are
if you choose to deliver an eclipse RCP based application. In my opinion
this is a vital point for the success of any RCP.