Finally I got the build process clean and running to produce a headless eclipse based RCP application, including e4 support. Maven and Tycho is the key to a successful build and packaging process. A clear setup of plugins, features, product and a master pom within a build project makes the whole process clean and simple.
Beside the standard approach to sync and add all dependencies, make sure you have the org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator dependency added to your product definition file!
The maven tycho generates a full standalone product for all platform (win, linux, osx).
Check out the example provided by yafra.org on github.com
https://github.com/yafraorg/yafra/tree/master/org.yafra.rcpbuild
The pom.xml file on rcpbuild shows all other related components used for this example.
The build process described here shows how an Eclipse RCP application can be organized into a clean, repeatable packaging workflow. Using Maven and Tycho together with separate plugins, features, product definitions, and a master POM provides a structured way to manage an e4-based headless application. The reminder about adding org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator to the product definition is also a useful implementation detail because dependency configuration can easily become a source of build problems.
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The emphasis on Maven, Tycho, plugin configuration, features, product definitions, and the master POM also connects naturally with Programming Courses, since understanding how these components interact is an important part of working with structured Java development projects. The ability to generate standalone products for Windows, Linux, and macOS further shows how a well-defined build configuration can simplify packaging across platforms.
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