Deploying a plugin

To use your plugins in your standard Eclipse installation you can export your plugin and put it into the Eclipse "dropin" folder.

Select your plugin.xml and select the tab overview. Press the hyperlink "Export Wizard".

Select the plugin you want to export.

This will create a jar in the directory plugin. Copy this jar to the "dropin" directory in your Eclipse installation directory and re-start Eclipse. Your plugin should now be available.

Tip

During export you can also select "Install into host. Repository". This will export your plugin into the selected directory (Repository) and install it directly into the running Eclipse.