Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] p2 update

["Nick Boldt" <codeslave@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Turn it on by default, but tell users about the New World Order any
time you find something that should have been put in dropins/:

"Eclipse has found some new plugins and features
located in c:\path\to\eclipse\plugins and
c:\path\to\eclipse\features.

"Would you like to move these
files to c:\path\to\eclipse\dropins\discovered\eclipse\plugins and
c:\path\to\eclipse\dropins\discovered\eclipse\features to
take full advantage of the new provisioning system?"

For a headless Eclipse, you could dump a warning into the console log
reminding people to use dropins/ instead.

I'd also include a new toggleable preference for "Search eclipse
install folder for new plugins & features on startup / Search eclipse
install & dropins folders for new plugins & features on startup."

$0.02,

Nick

On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 6:06 PM, Pascal Rapicault
<Pascal_Rapicault@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The code will stay in for 3.4, however we are questioning whether it should
>  be on or off by default.
>  If we let it on, then the 2 millions users may not find out about the
>  dropins folder or any of the new cool ways to install plugins.
>  If we turn it off, then we have 2 millions users who may enter a bug
>  against p2.
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>  What do you guys think?
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>   From:       Steve Francisco/Toronto/IBM@IBMCA
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>   To:         Cross project issues <cross-project-issues-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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>   Date:       03/27/2008 05:27 PM
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>   Subject:    Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] p2 update
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> cross-project-issues-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 03/27/2008 03:28:08
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>  http://dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/cross-project-issues-dev/msg02190.html
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>  Is the re-enablement of dropping into /plugins a permanent change, or
>  temporary while people are transitioning?
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>  -- Steve Francisco
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