[news.eclipse.platform.rcp] Re: Why must a plug-in manifest contain at l

[Chris Aniszczyk <zx@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mike Higginbotham wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> We are moving from Eclipse 3.2 to Eclipse 3.4. We have several 
> plugin.xml files that cause "A plug-in manifest must contain at least 
> one extension or extension point" warnings. As the subject says, "Why 
> must it?" What is the reasoning behind this message?
>
> Our plug-ins have worked fine without extensions or extension points in 
> the past. They appear to work OK in 3.4. Is there a preference we can 
> set to keep from getting this warning? Or, is there a simple extension 
> we can add that shuts this up?

It's as simple as deleting the plugin.xml... if the file is empty than 
it's not needed. There should be a quickfix to add an extension or 
extension point... or remove the file.

Cheers,

~ Chris