Branding an Eclipse RCP app

Question

I have a RCP app which I want to "brand", i.e. create a proper text for the about box with build id. Simple stuff. Unfortunately this wasn't as easy as I had hoped, and now I am stuck.

My RCP project is launched from a project configuration and is not deployed as plugins through features.

I have tried entering stuff directly in the product configuration -> branding tab, but when I do, the input isn't formatted, meaning I have no newlines and no possibility to externalize strings like I want to. I have also tried creating about.ini, about.properties and about.mappings in an attempt to use the %< property >, but still no luck. The about box is a standard org.eclipse.ui.help.aboutAction.

Every tutorial on the net says different things, so now I feel pretty confused. I have also tried to replicate what is done with branding in the Eclipse repos, without any luck.

Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

Answer 1

What is needed is this line in the MANIFEST.MF file:

Bundle-Localization: plugin

guido's comment on my question sheds some light on what the different files are for as well.