RE: Why are there Two Clients?

wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 10/15/2004 07:24:04 AM:

> Colin and Stu,
> 
> Thanks.  I'll leave everything installed and try to make sure I never 
run
> the wssd Client.  What I find particularly confusing is that I now see 
two
> complete directory paths that are used - one for each Client.  Weird way 
to
> install.
> 

It doesn't matter which client you start, you will get the same thing. The 
only reason there is a second executable (wdsc.exe) is for branding 
purposes.  This lets them put up a WDSC splash screen and label the 
application as WDSC.  If you started the other executable the branding 
would change but the functionality would all remain.

As for the directory structure, that is how you are supposed to install 
Eclipse-based applications.  There isn't any real duplication of content. 
There is a main Eclipse folder installed that has the core Eclipse and IBM 
functionality.  There are then two other directory structures, one which 
contains the additional WSSD functionality, and one which contains the 
additional WDSC functionality.  Back in the main Eclipse folder, there is 
a subfolder named "links".  This contains link files that pull in that 
other content.

Any Eclipse based application or add-in, has to have a structure like 
this:

<installdir>
     |----eclipse
         |-----features
         |-----plugins

Which is probably why it looks like there is a repetition of content.  The 
"code" all lives in the plugins folder and the content in those folders is 
unique.

Mark


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