[news.eclipse.platform] Re: How to execute an external program from a pl

[Remy Chi Jian Suen <remy.suen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Andrew Niefer wrote:
> FileLocator#find(Bundle bundle, IPath path, Map override)
> will return a URL for the entry in your bundle.
> Then
> FileLocator.toFileURL(URL)
> will extract the entry to a cache (normally under the 
> configuration/org.eclipse.osgi directory) and return the URL to the 
> location on disk.

Andrew, how long is this cache alive for? Will the file be deleted 
automagically or...?

> Stanley Hillner wrote:
>> if not, how can i export a plugin as a directory so that eclipse is
>> able to load the plugin like a jar (I just tried to extract the
>> contents of the exportet jar and add the directory to the
>> eclipse-plugin folder but as IÂve expected eclipse didnÂt load the
>> plugin).

There should be a way to export as a directory through the regular 
export wizard, I've done it before (and continue to do it on occasions 
when I need to update my application). I'm not sure how to do it through 
pdebuild though.

Rem