Time for action – creating a target definition

A target definition is a set of features and plug-ins that will be used to build plug-in and feature projects against. The target definition is an XML file that is typically persisted in a project or top-level container that can be shared in a source code repository for other developers to use.

  1. Create a new project by navigating to the File | New | Project… menu and selecting General | Project with the name com.packtpub.e4.target.mars.
  2. Create a new Target Definition by navigating to the File | New | Other… menu and searching for target:
    Time for action – creating a target definition
  3. After clicking on Next choose the com.packtpub.e4.target.mars project ...

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