https://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php?title=FAQ_Can_I_install_my_product_as_an_add-on_to_another_product%3F&feed=atom&action=historyFAQ Can I install my product as an add-on to another product? - Revision history2024-03-19T13:55:40ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.26.4https://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php?title=FAQ_Can_I_install_my_product_as_an_add-on_to_another_product%3F&diff=3199&oldid=prevClaffra at 20:28, 14 March 20062006-03-14T20:28:58Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Yes. A product that adds functionality to another installed product<br />
is called a <i>product extension</i>. A product extension is installed<br />
in a location separate from the main product, making it cleaner to install,<br />
uninstall, and upgrade both the product and any product extensions.<br />
The exact format of a product extension is well described in the <br />
Platform Plug-in Developer Guide, under '''Programmer&#146;s Guide &gt;<br />
Packaging and delivering Eclipse based products &gt; Product extensions'''.<br />
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== See Also: ==<br />
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[[FAQ_Can_I_install_plug-ins_outside_the_main_install_directory%3F]]<br />
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[[FAQ_What_is_an_Eclipse_product%3F]]<br />
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[[FAQ_Can_I_use_an_installation_program_to_distribute_my_Eclipse_product%3F]]<br />
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<hr><font size=-2>This FAQ was originally published in [http://www.eclipsefaq.org Official Eclipse 3.0 FAQs]. Copyright 2004, Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. This text is made available here under the terms of the [http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html Eclipse Public License v1.0].</font></div>Claffra