Eclipse is pretty good nowadays in managing the plugins. You can easily install a plugin with all dependencies with the help of Callisto Discovery Site.
Click on the menu Help > Software Updates>Find and Install
>select "Search for new features to install" option>Click on "New Remote Site" and enter Name and URL of the updatesite
example:
Name: AndroMDA Update Site
URL: http://andromda.org/updatesite
Then, select the site that you just added and don't forget to select "Calisto Discovery Site".
I hear you asking why?... Let me answer you.
The "Callisto Discovery Site" discovers all the dependencies required for the plugin that you are installing (example: AndroMDA IDE) and presents you for the download. on the presented list, you can select all the required packages and install once for all.
I remember the day when I read the pre-requisites of the plugin and download each and every dependencies such as GEF runtime, etc by visiting somany sites and then download the plugin that I require.
"Automatically Select Mirrors" helps you to avoid one more step, the mirror selection :)
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I've been trying to figure out what Callisto Discovery Site is all about. Thanks for the simple explanation.
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