Source Locations

org.eclipse.pde.core.source

2.0

This extension point allows PDE to find source archives for libraries in Eclipse plug-ins found in an Eclipse-based product. It is used to contribute locations that contain source archives. These locations are expected to contain the same layout as the 'plugins' directory.

For each plug-in or fragment, a directory in the form {id}_{version} should exist. The content of the directory corresponds to the plug-in/fragment location. It should contain source code zip file in the form {library name}src.zip where library name is the name of the Java library that matches the source code. In addition, it should contain any file or directory specified in the build.properties using source.include variable.

<!ELEMENT extension (location+)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id    CDATA #IMPLIED

name  CDATA #IMPLIED>


<!ELEMENT location EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST location

path CDATA #REQUIRED>


The following is an example of the source extension:
 

<extension point =

"org.eclipse.pde.core.source"

>

<location path=

"src"

/>

</extension>

In the example above, the source location src in the contributing plug-in has been registered.

No Java code is requied for this extension point.

Eclipse SDK comes with source plug-ins that contain source information for all the plug-ins and fragments in Eclipse SDK.