Building an Extension Distribution

To build an extension distribution, there are five basic steps:

Procedure

  1. Determine what files will be needed to install the plug-in. See Determining Required plug-in Files for more details.
  2. Create a dependency.properties file. See Dependency.properties File for more details.
  3. Create a grid-library.xml file. See Grid-library.xml for more details.
  4. Create a plugin.properties file. See Plugin.properties File for more details.
  5. Archive the files. See Archiving the Distribution Files for more details.