How to copy plugins between two eclipses

Question

I have two eclipse directories, both are Galileo. One has plugin A installed, the another has plugin B. Now I want to have just one eclipse, is it save to just copy the plug

Answer 1

An alternative to modifying the .ini file is using Link Files in your Dropins folders. The link files are simply text files with the extension .link. They contain a single (I think, never tried with multiple) line of text of the form:

path=

The folder you reference should have two sub-folders: plugins and features, where you install your plugins. You can install multiple plugins in a single location. You can drop multiple link files, which means, you can maintain sets of plugins and drop them into different Eclipse installations (which is more flexible than using a shared dropins).

More information:

• More details on link files (though seriously prehistoric article).
• Read about links files in P2 (not very informative).