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Asked: 2026-05-10T19:46:59+00:00

I’m going to be distributing a plugin that will be routinely updated with features,

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I’m going to be distributing a plugin that will be routinely updated with features, bug fixes, and updates to downloadable corpuses.

The usual update site mechanism can do the update ok – when the user asks it to.

The problem is that (unlike MS Office), the automatic updater preference is off by default and I don’t want to change that default for my users or count on them changing it.

Can I write something that occasionally checks for updates? Or prompt the user regularly? What’s bad form and what’s acceptable ?

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  1. Eclipse 3.4 check automatically for plugin updates by default. You will see a popup window in the bottom right when an update is available.

    To configure automatic updates, go to Window > Preferences > Install Updates > Automatic Updates

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