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<h1>Converting existing projects into PDE projects</h1> | |
<p>A PDE project is a project that "knows" it hosts a plug-in and is | |
eligible for plug-in-specific operations. </p> | |
<p>PDE is fully capable of working on plug-ins in the workspace represented as | |
ordinary projects. However, it cannot offer incremental file checking, | |
capability-based filtering and other similar features if a project does not | |
possess full PDE capabilities.</p> | |
<p>It is | |
possible to convert a regular project into a PDE project at any point. For | |
example, you may have some Java classes that you want to package into a library | |
and share with others as a plug-in. Alternatively, you may want to get full | |
support for manifest syntax checking and reporting that only PDE projects have.</p> | |
<p>To convert projects into PDE projects, select a project in the Navigator view. | |
Select <b>PDE Tools > Convert Projects to Plug-in Projects...</b> from the | |
context menu.</p> | |
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<img border="0" src="images/convert-java.png" alt=""Convert Existing Projects" wizard" ></p> | |
<p>The wizard will list all projects that do not have PDE capability. | |
Candidate projects do not need to have manifest files. If they are missing, PDE | |
will create generic ones you can use as a starting point. Files that already | |
exist will be left intact. Select one or more projects, click <b>Finish</b>.</p> | |
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