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| <p><font class=indextop> equinox</font><br> | |
| <font class=indexsub> equinox runtime</font></p> | |
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| <p>Eclipse originally used a home-grown runtime model. That is, the runtime model/mechanism | |
| was designed and implemented specifically for Eclipse. This was good in that | |
| it was highly optimized and tailored. It was less than optimal in that there | |
| are many issues which are complicated and having a unique runtime mechanism | |
| does not allow us to reuse the work done in other areas (e.g., OSGi, Avalon, | |
| JMX, ...). To address this, we went looking for a runtime that has a strong | |
| specification, a good component model, supports dynamic behaviour, and is reasonably | |
| similar to that of Eclipse.</p> | |
| <p>This last point bears some discussion. While we would like to start with a | |
| clean slate and adopt/design a runtime which satisfies everyone's wish list, | |
| pragmatically, it must still be possible to run old plug-ins on the new runtime | |
| with confidence. That is, the new runtime cannot be so completely different | |
| so as to make this difficult/totally inefficient/impossible.</p> | |
| <p>To that end, we have implemented a plug-compatible runtime for Eclipse based | |
| on the OSGi specification. Consult the resources below for more information.</p> | |
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| <td><a href="http://www.osgi.org" target="_top"><b>OSGi</b></a><br> | |
| The base specification and all you need to know about the organization.</td> | |
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| <td><a href="runtime.html" target="_top"><b>Runtime Overview</b></a><br> | |
| An overview/vision of the new runtime.</td> | |
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| <td><a href="architecture.html" target="_top"><b>Architecture</b></a><br> | |
| A description of the new runtime which consists of OSGi, a set of Eclipse-specific | |
| facilities and an Eclipse compatibility layer.</td> | |
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| <td><a href="howto.html" target="_top"><b>Running the runtime</b></a><br> | |
| How to use the new runtime.</td> | |
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| <td><a href="adoption.html" target="_top"><b>Adoption Guide</b></a><br> | |
| Details of how to update your plug-ins to take advantage of the new runtime.</td> | |
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| <td><a href="rcp-plugins.html" target="_top"><b>RCP plug-ins</b></a><br> | |
| The list of RCP plug-ins and their characteristics.</td> | |
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