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Bug 240856

Summary:	Please support 'Update' of plugins that have been downloaded via http://plugins.netbeans.org
Product:	updatecenters	Reporter:	tomzi <tomzi>
Component:	Pluginportal	Assignee:	Jiri Kovalsky <jkovalsky>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3
Version:	7.4
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Linux
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:
Attachments:	IDE log

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]
IDE log

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