+#!/bin/bash
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Ericsson
+#
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+###############################################################################
+
+# A simple script that sets the rcp to automatically update at startup by
+# default. This sets the preference through plugin_customization.ini
+# See https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=499247
+
+PATH_TO_PREFERENCE_FILE="../rcp/org.eclipse.tracecompass.rcp.branding/plugin_customization.ini"
+
+OUTPUT=$(cat $PATH_TO_PREFERENCE_FILE | grep org.eclipse.equinox.p2.ui.sdk.scheduler | grep enabled)
+if [[ -z "$OUTPUT" ]];
+then
+ echo "Setting Automatic update"
+ echo "
+# check for updates every time Trace Compass starts. This should only be done in stable releases.
+# https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=499247
+org.eclipse.equinox.p2.ui.sdk.scheduler/enabled=true" >> $PATH_TO_PREFERENCE_FILE
+ CHECK_OUTPUT=$(cat $PATH_TO_PREFERENCE_FILE | grep org.eclipse.equinox.p2.ui.sdk.scheduler | grep enabled)
+ if [[ -z "$CHECK_OUTPUT" ]];
+ then
+ echo "Failed!"
+ else
+ echo "Success!"
+ fi
+else
+ echo "Automatic update already set?"
+fi
+