Re: RDi update

[Justin Taylor <jtaylor.0ab@xxxxxxxxx>]

That's cool!  Thanks

On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 8:22 AM Steve Ferrell via WDSCI-L <
wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Justin,
>
> If you are downloading them, you can create a local repository of the zip
> files. We have several large accounts that do this in their intranet.
>
> Put the zips in a folder and include 3 more simple files. The Timestamp
> data in these are simple long values, so you can change them to fit your
> needs, or reuse the ones below.
>
> Create a p2.index file that contains: (this informs p2 which order to use.
> See compositeConntent.xml is first.
>
> version=1
> metadata.repository.factory.order= compositeContent.xml,content.xml,!
> artifact.repository.factory.order= compositeArtifacts.xml,artifacts.xml,!
>
> Create a file 'compositeArtifacts.xml' that defines the children files.
> They can include a folder location, but it's easier to keep them in the
> same level folder. (Add the following content (same style for 98, just
> change the names.)
>
> <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
> <?compositeMetadataRepository version='1.0.0'?>
> <repository name='&quot;IBM Rational Developer for i 9.9.0.1
> composite&quot;'
>
> type='org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.metadata.repository.CompositeArtifactRepository'
>     version='1.0.0'>
>     <properties size='1'>
>         <property name='p2.timestamp' value='1770106920000' />
>                 <property name='p2.atomic.composite.loading' value='true'/>
>     </properties>
>     <children size='2'>
>         <child location='RDI9901p2'/>
>         <child location='RDI9902p2'/>
>     </children>
> </repository>
>
> Create a 'compositeContent.xml' file that has similar data. The repository
> type is the only change.
>
> <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
> <?compositeMetadataRepository version='1.0.0'?>
> <repository name='&quot;IBM Rational Developer for i 9.9.0.1
> composite&quot;'
>
> type='org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.metadata.repository.CompositeMetadataRepository'
>     version='1.0.0'>
>     <properties size='1'>
>         <property name='p2.timestamp' value='1770106920000' />
>                 <property name='p2.atomic.composite.loading' value='true'/>
>     </properties>
>     <children size='2'>
>         <child location='RDI9901p2'/>
>        <child location='RDI9902p2'/>
>     </children>
> </repository>
>
> Now you can simply add this repository and update from 9900 to 9902 in
> this case; do the same with 9801-8 and you will be able to install and use
> check for updates to jump to 9808 quickly. This is how the IBM repository
> is setup.
>
> Hope this helps.