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Bug 240856 - Please support 'Update' of plugins that have been downloaded via http://plugins.netbeans.org
Summary: Please support 'Update' of plugins that have been downloaded via http://plugi...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: updatecenters
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Pluginportal (show other bugs)
Version: 7.4
Hardware: PC Linux
: P3 normal (vote)
Assignee: Jiri Kovalsky
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2014-01-23 09:16 UTC by tomzi
Modified: 2014-01-23 09:35 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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2014-01-23 09:16 UTC, tomzi 		Details
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Description tomzi 2014-01-23 09:16:44 UTC 
If I downloaded a plugin from http://plugins.netbeans.org and in the meanwhile there have been new releases from uploaded to http://plugins.netbeans.org Netbeans does not currently pick them up. Apparently Netbeans only checks updates if they occured via 'Update Centers'

Enhancement Request:
Please support, that if I downloaded a plugin via http://plugins.netbeans.org that Netbeans also checks http://plugins.netbeans.org for new releases, since they usually occur there a lot sooner before they occur on the Update Center (if ever)

Suggestion:
You could pack some sort of '<MyPlugin> Update Center' with the .nbm file that would be added to the 'List of Update Centers' in Netbeans. Through this Netbeans would also check new additions from the http://plugins.netbeans.org...


Product Version = NetBeans IDE 7.4 (Build 201310111528)
Operating System = Linux version 3.8.0-32-generic running on amd64
Java; VM; Vendor = 1.7.0_51
Runtime = Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 24.51-b03
Comment 1 tomzi 2014-01-23 09:16:50 UTC 
Created attachment 144279 [details]
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Comment 2 Jiri Kovalsky 2014-01-23 09:35:29 UTC 
Thanks for your RFE. As a workaround you can add new Plugin Portal Experimental Update Center [1] in your Tools > Plugins > Settings which would then notify you about any addition or update of plugins.

[1] http://plugins.netbeans.org/nbpluginportal/updates/7.4/catalog-experimental.xml.gz