[News.eclipse.technology.packaging] Re: Is the Packaging tool Pde build

["Pascal Rapicault" <pascal_rapicault@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I forgot. Here is some doc:
http://help.eclipse.org/help32/topic/org.eclipse.pde.doc.user/guide/tasks/pde_packager.htm

"Pascal Rapicault" <pascal_rapicault@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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> Hi,
>
> Since the call we had yesterday I have been thinking about the packaging 
> tool. I deliver my thoughts here. Feel free to comment, ignore, etc...
>
> The more I think about the packaging tool to be built in the context of 
> this project and see what pde build packager offers, the less I see the 
> need for developing another technology.
> Of course I'm not saying that packager would fulfill all the needs of this 
> project (for example currently it does not fetch from update site), 
> however if we settle on building zips of various groups of plugins, then 
> packager provides all the core functionality required. More importantly, 
> since no new technology needs to be developed (to start with getting from 
> an update site is not mandatory) the project could start producing those 
> zips in time for Europa M5 which means that the community could be able to 
> provide feedback on the various drops at eclipsecon.
>
> For history, packager has been introduced in eclipse 3.0. The main two 
> clients I know are:
>    - SDK releng team which uses it to produce all the SDK downloads since 
> february 2006
>    - IBM to facilitate the consumption of various eclipse pieces by 
> various teams
>
> Note that I don't have any personal interest in promoting this technology 
> nor has IBM. In fact if packager is adopted it would just add work to my 
> plate :-). In the end I'm just looking for consistency, avoid reinventing 
> the wheel and minimizing the confusion for the end users.
>
> PaScaL
>