Eclipse plugin development - Bundle-ClassPath definition
eclipse, plugins
Solution
You have to add a dot ('.') to the bundle class path. This adds all classes compiled from the sources contained in your plug-in to the class path.
The correct property in the manifest should be:
Bundle-ClassPath: lib/mysql-connector-java-5.1.19-bin.jar,
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Problem
I am developing plugin that need to use JDBC driver (mysql-connector-java-5.1.19-bin.jar). When I define path to this jar file in plugin manifest like this: `Bundle-ClassPath: lib/mysql-connector-java-5.1.19-bin.jar` plugin stops to recognize my view and i get this exception: ``` java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: diplomaproject.views.SampleView at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:494) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:410) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:398) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:105) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.loadClass(BundleLoader.java:326) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.loadClass(BundleHost.java:231) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.loadClass(AbstractBundle.java:1193) ... ``` When i delete line: `Bundle-ClassPath: lib/mysql-connector-java-5.1.19-bin.jar` from manifest, view is working but JDBC connector does not work. My whole manifest file: ``` Manifest-Version: 1.0 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2 Bundle-Name: DiplomaProject Bundle-SymbolicName: diplomaProject; singleton:=true Bundle-Version: 1.0.0.qualifier Bundle-Activator: diplomaproject.Activator Bundle-Vendor: MYDIPLOMA Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.ui, org.eclipse.core.runtime Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.6 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy Bundle-ClassPath: lib/mysql-connector-java-5.1.19-bin.jar ```