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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!-- Simple Cheat Sheet -->
<cheatsheet title="Create an update site">
<!-- Introduction -->
<intro href="/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user/reference/ref-cheatsheets.htm">
<description>
This cheat sheet will demonstrate how to create an update site for a plug-in
using PDE.
<br/>
<br/>
To learn more about using cheat sheets, click the help button
in the top right corner (?).
</description>
</intro>
<!-- Item -->
<item title="Open the plug-in development perspective"
href="/org.eclipse.pde.doc.user/guide/tools/views/views.htm"
dialog="false"
skip="false">
<description>
To open the plug-in development perspective,
select <b>Window->Open Perspective->Other...
and choose <b>Plug-in Development.
<br/>
<br/>
Alternatively, click the following button to perform the task.
</description>
<command serialization="org.eclipse.ui.perspectives.showPerspective(org.eclipse.ui.perspectives.showPerspective.perspectiveId=org.eclipse.pde.ui.PDEPerspective)" required="false" translate="" />
</item>
<!-- Item -->
<item title="Create the update site"
dialog="true"
href="/org.eclipse.pde.doc.user/guide/tools/project_wizards/new_update_site_project.htm"
skip="false">
<description>
To create the update site, perform the following steps:
</description>
<subitem label="Select "File->New->Project...", and choose "Update Site Project" under the "Plug-in Development" heading"
skip="false">
<command serialization="org.eclipse.ui.newWizard(newWizardId=org.eclipse.pde.ui.NewSiteProjectWizard)" required="false" translate="" />
</subitem>
<subitem label="Input "helloworld.site" into the "Project Name" text box on the "Update Site Project" page"
skip="false"/>
<subitem label="Deselect the "Use default location" text box"
skip="false"/>
<subitem label="Note: For the purpose of this cheat sheet we will define a Windows pathname for our update site location. For Unix platforms, adjust accordingly."
skip="true"/>
<subitem label="Input "C:\helloworld.site" in the "Location" text box and click "Finish""
skip="false"/>
</item>
<!-- Item -->
<item title="Create the update site description"
dialog="false"
href="/org.eclipse.pde.doc.user/guide/tools/editors/site_editor/archives.htm"
skip="false">
<description>
The site editor should be open on the <b>Site Map tab.
<br/>
<br/>
To create the update site description, perform the following steps:
</description>
<subitem label="Select the "Archives" tab"
skip="false"/>
<subitem label="Input "file:///C:/helloworld.site/" into the "URL" text box"
skip="false"/>
<subitem label="Input "Hello World! Update Site" into the "Description" text box"
skip="false"/>
<subitem label="Click "File->Save" from the main menu"
skip="false"/>
</item>
<!-- Item -->
<item title="Create a feature category"
dialog="false"
href="/org.eclipse.pde.doc.user/guide/tools/editors/site_editor/site_map.htm"
skip="false">
<description>
To create a feature category, perform the following steps:
</description>
<subitem label="Select the "Site Map" tab from the site editor"
skip="false"/>
<subitem label="Click the "New Category;" button"
skip="false"/>
<subitem label="Input "Hello World!" into the "Name" text box"
skip="false"/>
<subitem label="Input "Hello World!" into the "Label" text box"
skip="false"/>
<subitem label="Click "File->Save" from the main menu"
skip="false"/>
</item>
<!-- Item -->
<item title="Add a feature to a feature category"
dialog="true"
href="/org.eclipse.pde.doc.user/guide/tools/editors/site_editor/site_map.htm"
skip="false">
<description>
To add a feature to a feature category, perform the following steps:
</description>
<subitem label="Select the "Hello World!" feature category in the "Managing the Site" list box"
skip="false"/>
<subitem label="Click the "Add Feature..." button"
skip="false"/>
<subitem label="Select "com.example.feature" from the list box and click "OK""
skip="false"/>
<subitem label="Click "File->Save" from the main menu"
skip="false"/>
</item>
<!-- Item -->
<item title="Build and export a feature to an update site"
dialog="false"
href="/org.eclipse.pde.doc.user/guide/tools/editors/site_editor/site_map.htm"
skip="false">
<description>
To build a feature and export it to an update site, perform the following steps:
</description>
<subitem label="Click the "Build All" button"
skip="false"/>
<subitem label="Verify the "com.example.helloworld_1.0.0.jar" jar file has been created in the "plugins" folders on the update site (See the "Package Explorer" view or the "C:\helloworld.site" folder)"
skip="true"/>
<subitem label="Verify the "com.example.feature_1.0.0.jar" jar file has been created in the "features" folders on the update site"
skip="true"/>
</item>
</cheatsheet>
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