I downloaded the RCPNews application and sort of got it to build.... I couldn't get the Ant build scripts to work (on Fedora Core 4).
I did, however, create (Eclipse) projects for the various plugins and filled out the dependencies, exported plugins, descriptors, etc. It now seems to start. I also added Log4j breadcrumbs so now I can see what'sa happenin'.
However, The Feeds, Browser, and Properties views are all blank. I also see that a few menu items are created in the source, but the running app only has a File | Exit item. Hmmmm.
I also don't see how the RCPNewsUIPlugin would be 'started' so that feeds model would be populated... Something missing between the File menu | (Start?) item and the RCPNewsUIPlugin?
Help! (and thanks)
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Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. For some reason, the messages on here don't get forwarded to my mail account.
At present, the feeds are hard-coded to show how it might work. I was working on a persistence mechanism for the EclipseCon stuff, but not really touched it since then. You can edit what feeds it has by editing the plugin state location for the feeds; but it doesn't have any functionality to add to it at the time.
If you've deleted the feeds, then you should be able to re-initialise the list by deleting the plugin state location (in workspace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.rcpnews.base), and it should re-create them next time.
thanks for the heads-up about the CVSRoot; SouceForge moved everyone over and I must have missed the announcement. I think I've changed it everywhere on the site ...
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I downloaded the RCPNews application and sort of got it to build.... I couldn't get the Ant build scripts to work (on Fedora Core 4).
I did, however, create (Eclipse) projects for the various plugins and filled out the dependencies, exported plugins, descriptors, etc. It now seems to start. I also added Log4j breadcrumbs so now I can see what'sa happenin'.
However, The Feeds, Browser, and Properties views are all blank. I also see that a few menu items are created in the source, but the running app only has a File | Exit item. Hmmmm.
I also don't see how the RCPNewsUIPlugin would be 'started' so that feeds model would be populated... Something missing between the File menu | (Start?) item and the RCPNewsUIPlugin?
Help! (and thanks)
Well, more news. I extracted the HEAD from CVS for the project (BTW, the CVS CVSROOT info on the rcpapps.org site is incorrect...).
I (again) created Eclipse projects manually and wired up the dependencies, extensions, etc.
Result? Same as above. I some some code has changed, but not in the area of getting the Feeds view to display any feeds. Hmmmm.
Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. For some reason, the messages on here don't get forwarded to my mail account.
At present, the feeds are hard-coded to show how it might work. I was working on a persistence mechanism for the EclipseCon stuff, but not really touched it since then. You can edit what feeds it has by editing the plugin state location for the feeds; but it doesn't have any functionality to add to it at the time.
If you've deleted the feeds, then you should be able to re-initialise the list by deleting the plugin state location (in workspace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.rcpnews.base), and it should re-create them next time.
thanks for the heads-up about the CVSRoot; SouceForge moved everyone over and I must have missed the announcement. I think I've changed it everywhere on the site ...
Ah, thanks for the message. I'll try these suggestions.
RN