| # Defining Target Platforms |
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| We are using the TPD editor for target platforms which can be found at <https://github.com/eclipse-cbi/targetplatform-dsl>. It currently only works in Eclipse versions >= 2018.09, but can generate target definitions for any Eclipse platform. |
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| It allows defining target definitions with a DSL and generating `.target` files from them automatically. During the generation, the latest versions of the selected features are selected and added to the definitions. |
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| We are following a scheme that is used by some other Eclipse projects, e.g., [EASE](https://git.eclipse.org/c/ease/org.eclipse.ease.core.git/tree/releng/org.eclipse.ease.releng.target). |
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| # Building and developing |
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| Tycho will use the file `org.eclipse.capra.releng.target.target` for builds. This file has to be manually overridden when a new target platform has been created. |
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| When developing, any of the target platforms can be used by first generating a target definition and then setting it as the current target platform. This allows developers to check compatibility in different Eclipse versions. |
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| # Available targets |
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| There are target platform files available for each Eclipse version starting from Eclipse Neon. Each target platform will draw from the corresponding repositories for the Eclipse platform and Eclipse Orbit. |
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