RE: Help for uninstalling a plug-in

>I think that the issue is that there is difference between the installation
>of the plugins themselves and the workspaces that are using them.  Should
>you be able to completely uninstall a plugin in one workspace when that
>will then impact the others?  I imagine that is why they just allow you to
>disable the plugins.

How about a warning window asking me if I really want to uninstall? Is the
alternative (searching through directories with Explore and deleting files)
any safer? However, if plugin vendors were required to use installation
wizards that would allow uninstalls as you mention, that would resolve my
concerns. 

>I am not sure what repairing a plugin means or would do.

When I deleted the plugin from the /IBM/WebSphere Studio/Site
Developer/eclipse/plugins directory, the Install/Update perspective gave me
a button that said repair. This button was located where you would normally
see the install button for a new or upgraded plugin.  When I clicked the
install, it  reinstalled the plugin. Repair = reinstall in this situation.

Thanks,
Kelly


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Phippard [mailto:MarkP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:08 AM
To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
Subject: RE: [WDSCI-L] Help for uninstalling a plug-in



I think that the issue is that there is difference between the installation
of the plugins themselves and the workspaces that are using them.  Should
you be able to completely uninstall a plugin in one workspace when that
will then impact the others?  I imagine that is why they just allow you to
disable the plugins.

I am not sure what repairing a plugin means or would do.  If your vendor
wanted you to do this, they probably should have issued a newer version and
allowed you to install it.  In general, the plugins themselves cannot be
altered in any way so there should be no need to repair them.  Anything
that is "volatile" related to the plugin is stored in the workspace so
changing the plugin code is not typically going to resolve a problem.

I think it could be better.  The Ready for WebSphere Studio validation
program adds a number of requirements on vendors in this area that go above
and beyond what you can do in Eclipse.  Plugins pretty much have to be
installed with a typical Windows install program in order to meet the
validation requirements and those requirements also include providing an
uninstall option.  I think the issue from the Eclipse point of view, is
that these requirements added by RFWS are platform-specific and cannot be
handled by Eclipse itself.



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Then this is one thing I don't like about Eclipse/WDSCi. Disabling a
feature
is not enough. We should be able to request features be removed or
repaired.
It seems kind of strange to have a plugin-based architecture and then have
no formal way to remove or request repairs on plugins.

Thanks,
Kelly

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Phippard [mailto:MarkP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 5:49 PM
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There is no formal uninstall process in general, however if you physically
uninstall then it is smart enough the next time you start to make the
necessary changes.  For example, your vendor could have provided a Windows
installer/uninstaller that might have done this.

In general, the proper way to package and distribute a plugin is by also
creating a "feature".  When there is a feature present, it is possible to
then manually disable the feature via the Install/Update "Configurations"
view.  This does not uninstall the plugin, it disables it in your
workspace.

I imagine there are open bugs for this in Eclipse.org, it probably just
isn't high priority.





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Okay, I found the plugin in the IBM/WebSphere Studio/Site
Developer/v5.1/eclipse/plugins directory. I right-clicked and deleted it. I
then  closed and restarted WDSCi.  This let me take an option to "repair"
the plugin.  So I was able to get a fresh install. But what an *ugly* way
to
handle this situation.

And I still don't know how to permanently uninstall a plugin.

Thanks,
Kelly

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Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 4:06 PM
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Subject: [WDSCI-L] Help for uninstalling a plug-in


I've looked through the WDSCi help and searched Google but have not found
clear, detailed instructions on how to uninstall a plugin. I'm having
trouble with a plugin and the vendor has asked me to "remove it from WDSCi
completely" and reinstall it. I don't have a clue how to ensure it has been
removed completely.

How do I uninstall/remove a plugin?

Thanks,
Kelly
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