External jars in eclipse plug-in

Question

I\'m creating an eclipse plug-in and I\'m having trouble with external jars. In my plug-in I start an application which requires some external jars. What do I have to do to expo

Answer 1

This is an easy way, though it does create an additional plug-in.

In Eclipse:

• Choose New>Other, then Plug-in Development>Plug-in from existing JAR archives.
• Choose the jars you want to include.
• On the next page, configure the plug-in.
• In your plug-in's manifest, add the new plug-in as a dependency.
• In your plug-in's Properties, add the new project under Java Build Path on the Projects tab.

Edit: You may be able to combine the jars into your plug-in by instead combining both suggestions of Zsolt and user714965 below.