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Talk:Equinox/p2/Adding Self-Update to an RCP Application
- I'm interested in a headless update as described in here on top of Eclipse 3.6 (RC3) & Equinox 3.6 (RC3).
In order to do so, I created a 3.6 target platform and defined my application based upon features, included o.e.e.p2.ui.sdk and the org.eclipse.equniox.p2.autoupdate (new new one based upon equinox 3.6 operations api,not the one found via ralf ebert's tutorial)
Question 1: Is it possible to facilitate testing during development, so that I have a valid p2 folder starting the osgi platform in development mode right out of eclipse? If yes, how can I set up this? Right now, I can only test when I export my product every time, so that the "p2 ecosystem" created. But you cannot debug P2 api call stack then (with eclipse debugger) |
Question 2: Assume you have a working product consisting of 3 features. Is it possible to write an automatic headless update, that modifies the product as a whole, i.e. adding 2 completely new features, replacing an old one etc. If yes, any examples / clues are welcome. |
Question 3: Is it possible via a headless automatic update to replace a config.ini with all its parameters etc.? If yes, how ;)? |
Solution of p2 examples fail when executing inside Eclipse.
There are several posts such as http://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/m/733612/#msg_733612 about problem in launching p2 examples inside Eclipse platform. As explained in http://www.ralfebert.de/blog/eclipsercp/p2_updates_tutorial_36/ a modification in launch configuration is required. Selecting "Run Configuration -> Configuration -> Software Installation -> Support software installation in the launched application" checkbox solves the problem.