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| Runtime overview</H1> |
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| The Eclipse runtime defines the plug-ins (<b>org.eclipse.osgi</b> and <b>org.eclipse.core.runtime</b>) on which all |
| other plug-ins depend. The runtime is responsible for defining a structure for plug-ins and the implementation |
| detail (bundles and classloaders) behind them. The runtime is also responsible for finding and executing the main |
| Eclipse application and for maintaining a registry of plug-ins, their extensions, and extension points. |
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| The runtime also provides an assortment of utilities, such as logging, debug trace options, |
| adapters, a preference store, and a concurrency infrastructure. Of course, as |
| a minimal kernel, the runtime is only interesting once plug-ins that make use of it and |
| perform some kind of task are created. Like Atlas, the runtime plug-in stoically resides at the bottom |
| of the plug-in heap, holding the Eclipse universe aloft on its steady shoulders. |
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