I am trying to build my own p2 update site for the Eclipse delta site (since it is not available as p2 update site).
What I did:
# Get the delta pack from Eclipse web site
#
wget http://mirror.cc.columbia.edu/pub/software/eclipse/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.7.2-201202080800/eclipse-3.7.2-delta-pack.zip
# Unzip in its own directory (delta)
#
mkdir delta
cd delta
unzip ../eclipse-3.7.2-delta-pack.zip
cd ../
# Get Eclipse from Eclipse web site (in theory we could only get equinox,
# but in pratice, it refused to start due to some race conditions. Using
# eclipse works out-of-the-box)
#
wget http://mirror.cc.columbia.edu/pub/software/eclipse/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.7.2-201202080800/eclipse-3.7.2-delta-pack.zip
# Untar Eclipse (it creates an "eclipse" directory)
#
tar xzvf eclipse-java-indigo-SR2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
# Create (publish) a p2 site out of the delta features/plugins
#
./eclipse/eclipse -console -consolelog -nosplash -debug -verbose \
-application org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.FeaturesAndBundlesPublisher \
-metadataRepository file:${Repository} \
-artifactRepository file:${Repository} \
-source delta/eclipse \
-configs ANY \
-publishArtifacts
That creates in ${Repository} the following structure:
/<...>/local/apache2/htdocs/delta
|-- artifacts.xml
|-- content.xml
|-- features
| `-- org.eclipse.equinox.executable_3.5.1.v20111216-1653-7P7NFUIFIbaUcU77s0KQWHw5HZTZ.jar
`-- plugins
|-- org.eclipse.compare.win32.source_1.0.200.I20110510-0800.jar
|-- org.eclipse.compare.win32_1.0.200.I20110510-0800.jar
|-- org.eclipse.core.filesystem.aix.ppc_1.1.0.v20110423-0524.jar
|-- org.eclipse.core.filesystem.hpux.ia64_32_1.0.100.v20110423-0524.jar
|-- org.eclipse.core.filesystem.linux.x86_1.4.0.v20110423-0524.jar
|-- org.eclipse.core.filesystem.linux.x86_64_1.2.0.v20110423-0524.jar
|-- org.eclipse.core.filesystem.macosx_1.3.0.v20110423-0524.jar
|-- org.eclipse.core.filesystem.solaris.sparc_1.2.0.v20110423-0524.jar
|-- org.eclipse.core.filesystem.win32.x86_1.1.300.v20110423-0524.jar
|-- org.eclipse.core.filesystem.win32.x86_64_1.1.300.v20110423-0524.jar
|-- org.eclipse.core.net.linux.x86_1.1.200.I20110419-0800.jar
|-- org.eclipse.core.net.linux.x86_64_1.1.0.I20110331-0827.jar
|-- org.eclipse.core.net.win32.x86_1.0.100.I20110331-0827.jar
|-- org.eclipse.core.net.win32.x86_64_1.0.100.I20110331-0827.jar
|-- org.eclipse.core.resources.win32.x86_3.5.100.v20110423-0524.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.carbon.macosx_1.1.100.v20110502.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.cocoa.macosx.x86_64_1.1.101.v20120109-1504.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.cocoa.macosx_1.1.101.v20120109-1504.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.aix.ppc64_1.1.0.v20110530.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.aix.ppc_1.1.0.v20110530.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.hpux.ia64_32_1.0.0.v20110502.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.linux.ppc64_1.0.100.v20110505.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.linux.s390x_1.1.100.v20110505.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.linux.x86_1.1.100.v20110505.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.linux.x86_64_1.1.100.v20110505.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.solaris.sparc_1.1.100.v20110505.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.solaris.x86_1.1.100.v20110505.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_1.1.100.v20110502.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_64_1.1.100.v20110502.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.security.macosx.source_1.100.100.v20100503.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.security.macosx_1.100.100.v20100503.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.security.win32.x86.source_1.0.200.v20100503.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.security.win32.x86_1.0.200.v20100503.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.security.win32.x86_64.source_1.0.0.v20110502.jar
|-- org.eclipse.equinox.security.win32.x86_64_1.0.0.v20110502.jar
|-- org.eclipse.jdt.launching.macosx.source_3.2.100.v20111006_r372.jar
|-- org.eclipse.jdt.launching.macosx_3.2.100.v20111006_r372.jar
|-- org.eclipse.jdt.launching.ui.macosx.source_1.0.100.v20111006_r372.jar
|-- org.eclipse.jdt.launching.ui.macosx_1.0.100.v20111006_r372.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.carbon.macosx.source_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.carbon.macosx_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx.source_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx.x86_64.source_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx.x86_64_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.aix.ppc.source_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.aix.ppc64.source_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.aix.ppc64_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.aix.ppc_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.hpux.ia64_32.source_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.hpux.ia64_32_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.ppc64.source_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.ppc64_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.s390.source_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.s390_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.s390x.source_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.s390x_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86.source_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86_64.source_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86_64_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.solaris.sparc.source_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.solaris.sparc_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.solaris.x86.source_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.gtk.solaris.x86_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86.source_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86_64.source_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86_64_3.7.2.v3740f.jar
|-- org.eclipse.ui.carbon.source_4.0.100.I20101109-0800.jar
|-- org.eclipse.ui.carbon_4.0.100.I20101109-0800.jar
|-- org.eclipse.ui.cocoa.source_1.1.0.I20101109-0800.jar
|-- org.eclipse.ui.cocoa_1.1.0.I20101109-0800.jar
|-- org.eclipse.ui.win32.source_3.2.200.v20110928-1505.jar
|-- org.eclipse.ui.win32_3.2.200.v20110928-1505.jar
|-- org.eclipse.update.core.linux.source_3.2.200.v20100512.jar
|-- org.eclipse.update.core.linux_3.2.200.v20100512.jar
|-- org.eclipse.update.core.win32.source_3.2.200.v20100512.jar
`-- org.eclipse.update.core.win32_3.2.200.v20100512.jar
which I can check using an URL http://my.server/delta.
When I add the url in my parent pom:
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>delta</id>
<layout>p2</layout>
<url>http://my.server/delta</url>
</repository>
<repository>
<id>eclipse-platform</id>
<layout>p2</layout>
<url>http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo</url>
</repository>
It does not pick up the plugins my project needs:
[INFO] Cannot complete the request. Generating details.
[INFO] Cannot complete the request. Generating details.
[INFO] {osgi.ws=win32, osgi.os=win32, osgi.arch=x86_64, org.eclipse.update.install.features=true}
[ERROR] Cannot resolve project dependencies:
[ERROR] Software being installed: com.example.fs 1.0.0.qualifier
[ERROR] Missing requirement: com.example.fs 1.0.0.qualifier requires 'org.eclipse.ui.carbon 0.0.0' but it could not be found
The plugin org.eclipse.ui.carbon is in the generated contents.xml and artifacts.xml files and also in the plugins directory:
/<...>/local/apache2/htdocs/delta
|-- artifacts.xml
|-- content.xml
|-- features
`-- plugins
I am not sure why maven cannot get the plugin from the update site. How can I debug/fix this ?
Actually I talked too soon. While the update site /eclipse/updates/3.7 has the "Eclipse Platform Launchers" I do not see how to get for all platforms.
I did get the "Eclipse Platform Launchers" but now my product is missing the following plugin. We need those plugins to build the product for several platforms:
<plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.carbon.macosx" fragment="true"/>
<plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx" fragment="true"/>
<plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx.x86_64" fragment="true"/>
<plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.aix.ppc" fragment="true"/>
<plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.aix.ppc64" fragment="true"/>
<plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.hpux.ia64_32" fragment="true"/>
<plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.ppc64" fragment="true"/>
<plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.s390" fragment="true"/>
<plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.s390x" fragment="true"/>
<plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86" fragment="true"/>
<plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86_64" fragment="true"/>
<plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.solaris.sparc" fragment="true"/>
<plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.solaris.x86" fragment="true"/>
<plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86" fragment="true"/>
That the reason why I initially used the delta pack in the first place.
I guess the question was more: How do you build a product for several platforms using Software Updates sites only ?