10.3.1 Installing and Uninstalling Plug-ins

This section describes how to install and uninstall Eclipse plug-ins.

Plug-ins can be added to the workbench by storing them in the "dropins" folder under the installation folder.

Point

In a standard installation, the installation folder is <Workbench folder>\eclipse.

Installation procedure

Stop the workbench.

Store the plug-in to be installed in the "dropins" folder in the installation folder.
The plug-in storage methods below are supported:

Store the plug-in in the "dropins" folder

eclipse/
  dropins/
    com.fujitsu.*_1.0.0.jar
    com.fujitsu.*_1.0.0/
      plugin.xml
      tools.jar
      ... etc ...
    ...

Store the "eclipse" folder in the "dropins" folder

eclipse/
  dropins/
    eclipse/
      features/
      plugins/

Store the folder of each component in the "dropins" folder

eclipse/
  dropins/
    gef/
      eclipse/
        features/
        plugins/
    emf/
      eclipse/
        features/
        plugins/
    ... etc ...

Store the "link" file in the "dropins" folder

eclipse/
  dropins/
    fujitsu.link

From [Run] or [Command Prompt], start the workbench with the "-clean" option.
In a standard installation, use "<Workbench folder>\eclipse\isstudio.exe -clean" to start the workbench.
Select [Help] > [About Interstage Studio] > [Feature Details] or [Plug-in Details]. If the installed features and plug-ins are displayed, then installation was successful.

Uninstall procedure

Stop the workbench.
Delete the plug-in stored in the "dropins" folder of the installation folder.
From [Run] or [Command Prompt], start the workbench with the "-clean" option.
In a standard installation, use "<Workbench folder>\eclipse\isstudio.exe -clean" to start the workbench.
Select [Help] > [About Interstage Studio] > [Feature Details] or [Plug-in Details]. If the installed features and plug-ins are not displayed, then uninstall was successful.

Note

If a link file was used in the plug-in storage method, also delete the plug-in specified in the link file.