[news.eclipse.webtools] Re: How to install updated server adapters

[Angel Vera <arvera@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I haven't done this on a long time, but if I remenber correctly of how
things worked. You need have to have a feature (not just a plugin)
enable the updates. 

In the feature.xml, you define the URL where this feature can be
updated. 

 <url>
<update label="%updateSiteName"
url="http://download.eclipse.org/webtools/updates/"/> 
   </url>


I am not sure if the Installable Runtime extension point allows you to
declare a feature instead of a plugin, but I belive it does. 

Hope this helps..



raccah@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Rochelle Raccah) wrote in
news:88877e800cd0893067390676d2c37ea4$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: 

> The first time, the user does New Server, Download additional server 
> adapters, and installs & restarts.  Note that the update site that
> hosts my plugin is known to eclipse (I'm not sure how that was done).
> 
> If an update is available:
> 1) User can repeat above, but this does not seem to be an obvious
> action for a user
> OR
> 2) User can register the adapter's update site, then use the software 
> update functionality
> 
> I think 2 makes more sense, but would like to know if I can register
> the update site for the user when they install my plugin the first
> time. 
> 
> Thanks,
> Rochelle
>