How to install plugin for Eclipse from .zip
1.makesure your .zip file is an valid Eclipse Plugin
Note:
- that means: your .zip file contains folders
features
andplugins
, like this: - for new version Eclipse Plugin, it may also include another two files
content.jar
,artifacts.jar
, example:
but this is not important for the plugin,
the most important is the folders features
and plugins
which contains the necessary xxx.jar,
for example:
2.for valid Eclipse Plugin .zip file, you have two methods to install it
(1) auto install
Help -> Install New Software -> Add -> Archive
then choose your .zip file
example:
(2) manual install
- uncompress .zip file -> got folders
features
andplugins
- copy them into the root folder of Eclipse, which already contains
features
andplugins
- restart Eclipse, then you can see your installed plugin's settings in
Window -> Preferences
for more detailed explanation, can refer my post (written in Chinese):
Summary methods of install Eclipse Plugin from .zip
It depends on what the zip contains. Take a look to see if it got content.jar and artifacts.jar. If it does, it is an archived updated site. Install from it the same way as you install from a remote site.
If the zip doesn't contain content.jar
and artifacts.jar
, go to your Eclipse install's dropins directory, create a subfolder (name doesn't matter) and expand your zip into that folder. Restart Eclipse.