A feature project is used in Eclipse to create, test, and export features. Features are used to group many plug-ins together into a coherent unit. For example, the JDT feature consists of 25 separate plug-ins. Features are also used in the construction of update sites, which are covered later in this chapter.
Create a feature project by going to File | New | Project... and then selecting Feature Project.
Name the project
com.packtpub.e4.feature, which will also be used as the default name for the Feature ID. As with plug-ins, they are named in reverse domain name format, though typically they end withfeatureto distinguish them from the plug-in that they represent. The version number defaults to1.0.0.qualifier. The feature name is used for the text name shown to the user when it's installed, and will default to the last segment of the project name:
Click on Next and it will prompt to choose plug-ins. Choose
com.packtpub.e4.clock.uifrom the list:
Click...