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Bug 316912

Summary:	eclipse.ini.ignore generated when using -configuration
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Equinox	Reporter:	Salvatore Culcasi <salvatore.culcasi>
Component:	p2	Assignee:	P2 Inbox <equinox.p2-inbox>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3	CC:	simon_kaegi, tjwatson
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows XP
Whiteboard:

Description Salvatore Culcasi

2010-06-15 10:28:52 EDT

Build Identifier: I20100608-0911

When invoking eclipse from command line eclipse with -configuration <config path>
I experimented the following behaviour
When started the first time the the "Help"-> "About" -> "Installation Details" shows just one line

Once installing new software via "Help" -> "Install new software" -> "Add..." -> choose an online update site
After the restart in the <config path> direcotry is generated the eclipse.ini.ignored file

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Call eclipse with -configuration <config path>(or osgi.configuration.area in config.ini)
2.Check "Help"-> "About" -> "Installation Details" shows just one line (Is this correct?)
3.Install new software via "Help" -> "Install new software" -> "Add..." -> choose an online update site
4.Restart
5.Under <config path> an eclipse.ini.ignored file is generated with this content 
-startup
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.1.0.v20100507.jar
--launcher.library
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_1.1.0.v20100503
-showsplash
org.eclipse.platform
--launcher.XXMaxPermSize
256m
--launcher.defaultAction
openFile
-configuration
../../../Documents and Settings/culcasis/.stworkbench/helios/STW_SDK/configuration
-vmargs
-Xms40m
-Xmx384m

Comment 1 Thomas Watson

2010-06-15 10:39:39 EDT

Moving to p2.  I think the engine is doing this, not sure if it is by design or not.

Comment 2 Simon Kaegi

2010-06-15 10:45:48 EDT

Hi Salvatore,

This is all expected. 

When you run using -configuration your configuration information cascades back
to the parent. This is also sometimes called a shared install because your are
re-using the parent's bundles. Because you are sharing the parent's bundles I
would strongly suggest you make those folders read-only.

In the user install you just see the parent's installation "roots" and in your
case it looks like there is exactly one.

The eclipse.ini.ignored in the user configuration folder is "really" ignored
and is generated mainly as a trace mechanism to help the p2 team sort out
bizarre installation layouts.