When you use the export function of an Eclipse RCP production configuration, it overwrites the plugin.xml of the main application project to update the 'about' screen. This behaviour is a bit unexpected, and is not friendly to the version control system.
... until the collector arrives ...
This "blog" is really just a scratchpad of mine. There is not much of general interest here. Most of the content is scribbled down "live" as I discover things I want to remember. I rarely go back to correct mistakes in older entries. You have been warned :)