Eclipse Feature Project- Tutorial

Eclipse Feature Project- Tutorial
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Lars Vogel

Version 0.5

01.06.2010

Revision History
Revision 0.1	30.11.2008	Lars Vogel
Created Article
Revision 0.2	20.04.2009	Lars Vogel
Added links to Eclipse RCP and Eclipse Plugin development
Revision 0.3	25.05.2009	Lars Vogel
feature.xml described
Revision 0.4	03.02.2010	Lars Vogel
Fixed missing part
Revision 0.5	01.06.2010	Lars Vogel
Update to Eclipse 3.6 (Helios)

Eclipse Feature Project

This article describes the basic steps on how to create an Eclipse feature project.

This articles mainly exists because I need the description of how to create a feature in several articles. Instead of describing it several times I write it here once and link to it.

Table of Contents

1. Eclipse Feature Project

2. Creating a feature project

2.1. Create Plugin
2.2. Create Feature Project
2.3. Feature Project Properties
2.4. Finished

3. Thank you

4. Questions and Discussion

5. Links and Literature

5.1. Eclipse resources
5.2. vogella Resources

1. Eclipse Feature Project

A feature project is basically a list of plugins and other features which can be understood as a logical separate unit. As of Eclipse 3.6 features can be used as the basis for a launch configuration. Eclipse also uses feature projects for the updates manager and for the build process. You can also supply a software license which a feature.

The following description will focus on the creation of features. Feature can be used for grouping Eclipse Plugins or for the development of Eclipse RCP applications .