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I am working on an eclipse plug-in project. Running/debugging the plug-in project in a standlone Runtime Workbench is a routine work. However, the runtime workbench launches and responds slowly, because my eclipse edition contains too many plug-ins.

Problem: How can I create a minimal run/debug configuration without unnecessary plug-ins?

My trial: The option Run As -> Run Configurations -> Plug-ins -> Launch with plug-ins selected below only lists too many plug-ins to choose from. I am not sure what are required and what are unnecessary.
I try Deselect All -> Add Required Plug-ins, but it causes errors and fails to launch the runtime workbench.

The post: Eclipse minimal configuration for plug-in deployment seems related but it is focused on product deployment and I don't how can it be applied to my situation.

Source: You can find the plug-in project at https://github.com/hengxin/Eclipse-Plugin-Favorite-Demo. It simply contributes a QualityEclipse -> Favorites view.

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What if after Deselect All -> Add Required Plug-ins, you check your application plugins and then Add Required Plug-ins ? There might be few plugins to add manually though

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  • It does not work either. Could not create the view in my application plugin. I am not sure what plugins are required (too many to choose from) to add manually. By the way, the chosen plugins by `Add Required Plug-ins` are strange to me (I don't think some of them are necessary for my application plugin; may be indirected dependent). – hengxin May 22 '15 at 09:34
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    Well generally I take some time to list them all and do a feature of them, but when it's done you don't have do it another time and when exporting the product it doesn't take all the eclipse plugins :) So I don't have any magic solution ... maybe someone will ! – flafoux May 22 '15 at 09:43
  • @hengxin This should work. It sounds like you may not have all the required plugins listed in you plugin MANIFEST.MF files. I would normally expect there to be something like 150 plugins in list. – greg-449 May 22 '15 at 09:45
  • @greg-449 It is a simple plugin project and requires just a few plugins. And the `Automated Management of Dependencies` in `MANIFEST.MF -> Dependencies -> Analyze code and add dependencies to the MANIFEST.MF via Required-Bundle or Import-Package` says `no additional dependencies were found`. – hengxin May 22 '15 at 09:53