In Eclipse3.4 previously installed plug-ins is very cumbersome.
After Eclipse3.5 plug-in installation functionality has been improved. And very easy to use.
We just need to plug-ins need to copy (drag and drop) to eclipse \ dropins, then plug it successfully installed (of course, you must first extract). If you want to use your own plug-in on other machines. Only you need to copy their dropins overwrite the original.
It should be noted that , is dropins plugins folder and file folder after extracting as much as there can be only one folder (can be Chinese), or do without , such as the following two methods are correct, but the middle must not be more out of a folder:
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to sum up:
Generally there are three ways to install plug-ins:
1, the direct use of Eclipse plug-in installation method, in: "Help" -> under "Install Software" option.
2, link installation, is to build a links, which link the file to build a plug-in path with the past, a little trouble, but there is a major drawback: Eclipse is to copy the entire path to the other computer plug-ins have to be reconfigured .
3, what we say today dropins installation method, this method personally feel the best, a convenient installation, two easy uninstall (delete it), the three no configuration path, the four easy transfer to another computer. But just do not know whether there are lower on the start-up speed.