[news.eclipse.tools] Re: Use of the eclipse\links folder?

[David Whiteman <dlwhiteman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

One usage of this folder is to make it easier to move to a new version 
of Eclipse.  You could keep your plugins in a folder outside your 
Eclipse install directory (much like the recommended approach for 
workspaces), and then when you install a more recent build, you just 
copy the links folder over to the new one.  Otherwise it is difficult to 
remember which plugins and features you have installed and to copy them 
over correctly to the new install.

David