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u123
u123

Reputation: 16287

Installing bundles from the local file system into Eclipse (via a p2 repository)

I have a few OSGI bundles that I would like to store in a local P2 repository. I have followed this guide:

https://docs.sonatype.org/display/TYCHO/How+to+make+existing+OSGi+bundles+consumable+by+Tycho

to use eclipsec.exe to convert the folder with bundles into a p2 repository. The resulting structure is like this:

c:\test\repo
c:\test\repo\plugins
c:\test\repo\plugins\my.bundle.jar
c:\test\repo\artifacts.jar
c:\test\repo\content.jar

Now I would like to add this repository in eclipse Helios. In the eclipse update manager I select add an press the "Local..." button where I specify the path to the repo:

Name: testRepo
Location: file:/C:/test/repo/

I then uncheck "Group items by category" but it just says "There are no items available".

How do I add this local repository to eclipse?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 4536

Answers (1)

ntg
ntg

Reputation: 14095

You need to create a new "Feature project" (New-->other-->plug-in development-->"Feature project") Then you need to link this to your project from its project properties.

Then you need to create a new "Update Site Project" (there is a link on feature.xml Overview). Then you need to link this to your project and the feature from its project properties.

then add a new category, and the feature you created in it, then say build and it builds the update site for you...

Upvotes: 2

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