RE: [cdt-dev] MBS Plan items for CDT 3.0 (proposed)

["Treggiari, Leo" <leo.treggiari@xxxxxxxxx>]

Here are the MBS proposed tasks in the requested format. The bugzilla
entry number will change as we complete individual designs.


Managed Build System

- Multi-Version Tool-chain support
Add the ability to support multiple versions simultaneously and to
support migration from one version to another.
Bugzilla entries: 81450
Priority: High
Status: In design
Milestone: TBD

- Converter extension point
Add the ability to convert Projects, Tool-chains, Tools, Builders.  This
supports tool version migration (previous item) and converting a project
from one tool-chain to a different one.
Bugzilla entries: 81450
Priority: High
Status: In design
Milestone: TBD

- Tool-chain installation support
Add an isSupported extension callback that allows a tool-chain
integration to report whether the tool-chain that is deswcribes is
installed on the system.
Add an initialize extension callback that allows a tool-chain to
initialize itself.
Bugzilla entries: 81450
Priority: High
Status: In design
Milestone: TBD

- Build macros - ${macro}
Add support for build macros in configuration properties that accept
text.  MBS will define many built-in macros (files, paths, names).
Tool-chains can define additional macros and values at configuration and
project scope.  Users can define additional macros and values at
configuration, project, and workspace scope.  Macro values can be
context sensitive (e.g. have a different value depending upon the
current file, configuration, project, etc.).  More specific scope
overrides less specific (e.g. configuration takes precedence over
workspace). User defined values override tool-chain defined values which
override built-in values at the same scope.
Bugzilla entries: 81450
Priority: High
Status: In design
Milestone: TBD

- Environment variables
Allow tool-chains to define additional environment variables and values
at configuration and project scope.  This includes being able to set the
executable, include and library paths, so that the user is not required
to set the environment before starting Eclipse.  Users can define
additional variables and values at configuration, project, and workspace
scope.  More specific scope overrides less specific (e.g. configuration
takes precedence over workspace).  User defined values override
tool-chain defined values which override built-in values at the same
scope.  Environment variables are passed to the build process and can be
used as build macros.
Bugzilla entries: 81450
Priority: High
Status: In design
Milestone: TBD

- Custom build steps (command line scripts)
Add support for Pre & Post build command scripts.  Allow a user to
define a set of commands to be run on all files with a specified
extension(s).  This is a simple tool integration method that could be
used with tools such as lex and yacc.  Allow a user to define a set of
commands to be used to build a specific source file.
Bugzilla entries: 81450
Priority: High
Status: In design
Milestone: TBD

- Custom file extensions
Allow the user to modify the default file extensions that map to a tool.
CDT already has the C/C++ File Types property page.  MBS will use that
information.  MBS would also like to extend that page to allow
tool-integrators to define "file-types" and default extensions for any
tool that they want to integrate into their tool chain - for example,
lex, yacc, or a Fortran compiler.
Bugzilla entries: 81450
Priority: High
Status: In design
Milestone: TBD

- Integrate into Scanner configuration discovery mechanisms:
Update MBS to use the new CDT mechanisms.
Bugzilla entries: 81450
Priority: High
Status: Not started 
Milestone: TBD

- Tool Input ordering
Allow the user to specify the order for input files for tools that
accept multiple files (e.g. Linker).
Bugzilla entries: 81450
Priority: Medium
Status: Not started
Milestone: TBD

- Option enhancements:
Add an extension callback for option "applicability".  This would allow
a tool-chain to specify whether or not an option is currently displayed,
enabled, and used in command-line generation.
Support the browseType attribute for String properties by displaying a
file selection dialog box.
Bugzilla entries: 81450
Priority: Medium
Status: Not started
Milestone: TBD

- Support new Remote Building
Allow tool integrators to use the new Remote System support in CDT 3.0.
Bugzilla entries: 81450
Priority: Medium
Status: Not started
Milestone: TBD