PDE Concepts (II)
25 January 2008In this post, I will introduce 2 more PDE concepts:
PDE preferences - “Target Platform” page
All the plug-ins found in the target platform location specified by the user are listed on the preference page. However, only the plug-ins that are explicitly checked constitute the target platform; the rest are ignored by PDE. By default, all plug-ins are checked.
External vs. workspace plug-ins
When developing Eclipse plug-ins, the set of plug-ins that you will be used to run the runtime workbench come from two distinct places: the workspace of the host instance and the target platform. Although, to PDE, all plug-ins are the same no matter where they come from, there are a few differences that quickly become evident to users.
- Workspace plug-ins are those plug-ins under development in your host workbench. They are under your control and can be added, deleted and modified by the user.
- External plug-ins are plug-ins that arrived with the basic platform installation and are simply referenced from their original location without modification. You can reference them, browse them, view their source and debug them, but they are read-only.
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