Standard Eclipse features such as the IBM® Lotus® Productivity Tools and the Composite Applications Editor, as well as custom or third-party features, can be requested for install from the features installation panel during Lotus Notes installation. This document describes the process for customizing Lotus Notes installation of supplied or third-party Eclipse features.

When customizing Lotus Notes installation using the install manifest, you work primarily in two directories -- deploy and updateSite. These reside in the supplied Lotus Notes installation media kit. The updateSite directory is supplied in zipped form.

The Lotus Notes installation program determines which Eclipse features will appear on the features installation panel, and which features will be installed, based on the following main items.

• deploy directory
  • INSTALL.XML -- install manifest that lists the Eclipse features to install.
  
  You can customize the install manifest to specify which features to install. You can use the install manifest to allow the user to choose installation of a given feature. You can also specify features to install, update, or remove after the initial Lotus Notes installation. The install manifest resides in the deploy directory (deploy\install.xml).

  The install manifest uses Eclipse standards, but it is a file unique to Lotus Notes install. An "installfeature" attribute reflects the feature name users see on the Notes feature installation panel. Lower level "feature" statements are grouped together as a feature block subordinate to a top level "install feature."

  • PLUGIN_CUSTOMIZATION.INI -- use this file to set some Eclipse preferences. The PLUGIN_CUSTOMIZATION.INI file resides in the deploy directory (deploy\plugin_customization.ini).
• UPDATESITE.ZIP (Eclipse updateSite directory zip file)
  • SITE.XML -- registry of the features that you want to expose for install.
  
  This standard IBM® Lotus® Expeditor site registry lists the Eclipse features available for install. It uses a unique Document Type Definition (DTD) or set of XML file conventions, which are documented in the Expeditor help. General information about the SITE.XML registry is also available at the eclipse.org Web site.
  • features subdirectory -- contains the feature JAR files. Features are used to organize plug-ins.
  • plugins subdirectory -- contains the plug-in JAR files. Plug-ins hold runtime code.

By default, the following features appear on the Lotus Notes features installation panel. You can suppress that display using the install manifest.

• Composite Applications Editor
• IBM Lotus Productivity Tools
• Activities
• Sametime(integrated)

See also

Customizing the installer process
Understanding the Eclipse update site
Customizing Notes install using tuner capabilities
Customizing the Notes install manifest to add or modify access to Eclipse features
Customizing Notes installation for supplied Eclipse features
Customizing Notes installation for new or third-party Eclipse features
Customizing Notes using the plugin_customization.ini file
Adding new features to the Notes install kit using a command line tool

Glossary