Development Resources/How to Use Eclipse Copyright Tool

Install the org.eclipse.releng.tools plugin to eClipse

Take the plugin from eClipse repository like the documentation Eclipse_copyright_tool described:

• use the CVS plugin of eClipse to checkout the org.eclipse.releng.tools into your workspace
• you can use Windows - preference - CVS - CVS Repositories
  • Host: dev.eclipse.org
  • Repository: /cvsroot/eclipse
• click on versions and look for org.eclipse.releng.tools-bundle
• pick out the bundle version of your eClipse version e. g. org.eclipse.releng.tools R3_3_1_1
• choose check out to import the bundle into your workspace

To install this plugin to eClipse you have to export this bundle into the plugins-folder of eClipse:

• right click on bundle and export
• choose plugin-development and then Deployable plug-ins and fragments
• choose the plugins subfolder of your eClipse folder
• this exports a file like 'org.eclipse.releng.tools_3.3.0.200809301227.jar' into this plugin folder
• restart your eClipse workspace

Configuration of Eclipse copyright tool

• the listbox 'copyright template' takes a fix header for your java files
• you can declare a creation and revision year
• you can declare that existing header will be replaced
• you can declare that properties files like build.properties will be skiped

Use Eclipse copyright tool

• change to Resource-view of eClipse
• deselect all working sets, if you have selected - you must see the project structure of your workspace
• click right on your project and choose Advanced fix copyrights

The tool will:

• insert a header
  • in java files
  • if configured, in *.properties files
  • if configured, with override existing header

The tool will NOT

• insert a header in other files like plugin.xml