feat(build): remove sequenceNumber in *.target files - #1489
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In modern Eclipse/Tycho .target files, sequenceNumber is generally not advisable or necessary.' It is legacy PDE metadata used to distinguish revisions of a target definition without changing its name. Current PDE and Tycho resolve the target from its actual contents, so changing locations, repositories, or included units is sufficient. Keeping it has no meaningful effect on dependency resolution and creates a manually maintained value that is easy to forget.
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August 13, 2026 14:05
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In modern Eclipse/Tycho .target files, sequenceNumber is generally not advisable or necessary.'
It is legacy PDE metadata used to distinguish revisions of a target definition without changing its name. Current PDE and Tycho resolve the target from its actual contents, so changing locations, repositories, or included units is sufficient. Keeping it has no meaningful effect on dependency resolution and creates a manually maintained value that is easy to forget.