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| <p><font class=indextop> eclipse</font><br> | |
| <font class=indexsub> 3.0 runtime</font> </p> | |
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| <p><b>Summary</b><br> | |
| This document introduces the Eclipse 3.0 runtime based on OSGi and details | |
| the concepts of plug-ins, extensions as well as various OSGi topics and how | |
| the runtime starts and manages plug-ins and how the runtime itself is managed.<br> | |
| Last Modified: 1800 December 11, 2003</p> | |
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| <p> The Eclipse 3.0 runtime consists of two main pieces; the execution framework | |
| and the extensions registry. The execution engine manages componentsThe execution | |
| engine is an implementation of the <a href="http://www.osgi.org">OSGi</a> framework | |
| specification. </p> | |
| <p>The extensions registry is a mechanism for describing relationships between | |
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| <p>Note: Throughout this document we use the terms <i>plug-in</i> and <i>bundle</i> | |
| interchangeably unless we are refering to the actual <tt>Plugin</tt> or <tt>Bundle</tt> | |
| classes. Just as in Eclipse 2.1, some plug-ins/bundles may specify extensions | |
| or extension-points and some may not.</p> | |
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