Chapter 4. Diagnosing a Kermeta installation

If you suspect your installation to be incorrect (for example, because you started from another version of Eclipse, or because you have already some plugins installed in your eclipse), this chapter list some way to help you diagnose your Kermeta installation.

4.1. Plugin Registry diagnostic

Since Eclipse 3.4, the Plugin Registry view allows to diagnose the installed plugins.

In the main menu of Eclipse > Windows >> Show view >> Other... then select the Plug-in Registry view in the Plug-in Development folder.

Select Plug-in Registry View

Figure 4.1. Select Plug-in Registry View


Then you must enable the advanced options. (small triangle on the top rigth corner of the view)

Plug-in Registry view

Figure 4.2. Plug-in Registry view


Now, you can right click on the plugins and diagnose them. In this tutorial we diagnose the plugin fr.irisa.triskell.kermeta.graphicaleditor. Typically, if it requires another plugin that cannot be run, it will tell you. If this other plugin is in the list, diagnose it until you find the origin of your problem...

Diagnose plugin

Figure 4.3. Diagnose plugin


4.2. Read the Error log

If the Plugin registry didn't show you the error, you may additionnaly have a look in the Error Log view. In the main menu of Eclipse > Windows >> Show view >> Other... then select the Error Log view in the General folder.