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Bug 362386

Summary: Improve "Install new software" functionality
Product: [Eclipse Project] Equinox Reporter: robin <robin.bakkerus>
Component: p2Assignee: P2 Inbox <equinox.p2-inbox>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact:
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P3 CC: remy.suen
Version: 3.7   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Windows 7   
Whiteboard: stalebug

Description robin CLA 2011-10-29 01:23:52 EDT 
Build Identifier:  I20110805-1200

Currently, when you install new software, it will be stored under the Eclipse dir under plugins and features.
Imo it would be a great (and easy to implement) enhancement if the newly installed software could be saved on an 'external' folder, that is than linked via a xxx.link file.
So the idea is to have an extra checkbox on "install new software" dialog, like
[] Save in other location
And when you enable this checkbox. a select-folder input field should be enabled where you should enter the tarhet directory.
Under the covers, the instal module only needs to save all files in the given target dir, and create a link file that points to this target in the dropins folder.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Help install new software
Comment 1 Lars Vogel CLA 2019-11-14 03:07:29 EST 
This bug hasn't had any activity in quite some time. Maybe the problem got resolved, was a duplicate of something else, or became less pressing for some reason - or maybe it's still relevant but just hasn't been looked at yet.

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