Corona HowTo: Include a New Plugin in Build

Plugin Structure

A Corona plugin is a regular Equinox plugin/fragment that conforms to Europa build practices. If a new plugin is created the following should be assured:

• 4-part version numbering should be used, the first three parts are numbers, the last is "qualifier" word, for example: 0.5.0.qualifier
• plugin must correctly list its required JVM versions in the manifest/plugin.xml
• build.properties file must list all files that should be included in the build result (the option bin.includes)

Modify Build

The following steps should be taken to include a new plugin in build:

• add the plugin to Corona Client and/or Server feature (steps for adding to Corona client feature)
  • open org.eclipse.corona.client
  • open feature.xml
  • on Plug-ins and fragments tab select Add and select the new plugin
  • then select Versions and select Synchronization options: "Copy versions from plug-in and fragment manifests"
  • save the feature.xml and commit to CVS
• modify Corona maps for Corona client and/or server
  • the maps can be found in maps folder in CVS under org.eclipse.corona
  • add a line that represents the plugin, the line must specify plugin/fragment, name and CVS access parameters analogously to other defined entries in maps.
• If milestone version or 3rd party jars change it is necessary to modify files in the build folder (the folder is in Corona CVS)
  • in customTargets.xml modify getPlugins target, set the correct argument to wget of 3rd party jars OR
  • assure that download folder on the build machine contains a file named build.zip with all necessary 3rd party plugins and jars.

Check if the Automated build works

Verify if the currently configured build works correctly.

The page Corona_Development_Build describes steps to set up a new build environment or adjust existing one.