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| <H1>Inspecting the current configuration</H1> |
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| <p>The |
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| dialog shows most of the important information about the features and plug-in configured in |
| the product. To find out further detailed information about the current configuration: |
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| <li>Open the update configuration manager by clicking |
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| <b>Help > Software Updates > Manage Configuration</b></a>. |
| This opens the Product Configuration dialog.</li> |
| <li>In the Product Configuration dialog expand the root node (current |
| configuration). |
| The first tier of items are locations on the local computer where the files |
| for features and plug-ins are stored. For a typical product, all features |
| are installed in a single directory sub-tree. However, a feature that is |
| installed as an extension of another product are usually located in a |
| separate directory sub-tree.</li> |
| <li>Expand the location to see the feature versions installed there.</li> |
| <li>The nesting of the features indicates which child features are included in |
| a given parent feature. Nested features act as a unit.</li> |
| <li>Select a feature version and click <b>Show Properties</b> to open the |
| Properties dialog which presents more detailed information about the selected feature.</li> |
| <li>Click <b>Show Disabled Features</b> filter on the toolbar of the Product |
| Configuration dialog. Any feature versions that are disabled are now |
| shown (you might not have any). Disabled feature versions are ones that are |
| installed on the local computer but excluded from the current configuration. |
| At most one version of any given feature can be present in a given |
| configuration; usually the ones with the lower version numbers will be in a |
| disabled state.</li> |
| <li>In the Properties dialog of a feature, click <b>Status</b> to find out whether |
| the selected feature is configured exactly as packaged. The status will show |
| when a feature's plug-ins are present at different versions, or disabled due |
| to missing prerequisite plug-ins that are expected to be supplied by some |
| other feature.</li> |
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| In this dialog you can revert to a previous install configuration, view the installation history, or |
| even add another eclipse product extension. A product extension is a local folder that has a similar |
| file layout as the eclipse installation, but with a .eclipseextension marker (instead of .eclipseproduct). |
| If you add a product extension, make sure there are no duplicate features in the extension |
| you add. |
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| When the install wizard is used to install features in a user selected location, that location |
| automatically becomes an eclipse product extension. |
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| <P><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelc.png" alt="Related concepts" ><br> |
| <a href="../concepts/concepts-25.htm">Features</a> |
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| <P><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelt.png" alt="Related tasks" ><br> |
| <a href="tasks-34.htm">Installing new features with the update manager</a><br> |
| <a href="tasks-36.htm">Updating features with the update manager</a><br> |
| <a href="tasks-37.htm">Update Policy</a> |
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