[news.eclipse.platform] Re: Export/Import preferences seems really limit

[Ed Merks <merks@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Miles,

I don't know how to do headless import.  I'd find out by hunting for the 
code that does it via the dialog and seeing if it has reusable parts...


Miles Daffin wrote:
> Ed,
>
> I thought I had, but I tried again and made sure. This time it seemed 
> to work, apart from the keepresident plugin. But I guess that this is 
> because it does not implement the right interface.
>
> Do you know if it is possible to do a headless import of preferences, 
> so that I can build the entire install using ant rather than having to 
> fire up the ide?
>
> Miles
>
> Ed Merks wrote:
>
> > Miles,
>
> > I've done this and the formatter preferences are exported properly 
> > and they do import properly too, e.g.,
>
> >     #Wed Sep 27 07:37:37 EDT 2006
> >     
> /instance/org.eclipse.jdt.core/org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.comment.indent_parameter_description=true 
>
>
> > Are you sure you are asking to export all preferences in the export 
> > dialog?  Are you sure you saved your customized formatter preferences 
> > when you were making those changes? 
>
>
> > Miles Daffin wrote:
>
> > > Dear All,
> > >
> > > I want to create a preconfigured build of eclipse for my company. 
> > > There are 2 parts: 1, install a list of additonal features; 2, 
> > > configure the install via Window-->Prefs.
> > > Adding features to the base install is easy using the standalone 
> > > updater. But can anyone tell me how I can produce an install that 
> > > contains all the preferences I have set, which includes edits to 
> > > most common sections in the preferences (e.g. General->Always run in 
> > > the background and Java=->Code style->Formatter) plus those for the 
> > > new features.
> > >
> > > I just spent 2o minutes configuring a customised 3.2 instance, then 
> > > I attempted to export the prefs. All I could see in the list was 
> > > Installed JREs and something called Keys preferences. I then took an 
> > > unconfigured instance and imported these prefs back into it. Imagine 
> > > my surprise when I saw that none of the preferences I had set (e.g. 
> > > Java code templates) had been imported.
> > > I need to be able to export and import *all* prefs. I need a new 
> > > install of 3.2 to work with my prefs out of the box. How can I do this?
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > >
> > > Miles