[cdt-dev] Proposed new MBS dependency calculator interface

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

The current MBS dependency calculator interface (IManagedDependencyGenerator) 

has a major restriction.  The arguments to the methods are IResource's.  These 

methods should use IPath's rather than IResource's for 2 reasons:

1. Dependencies can be to files outside of the workspace.

2. An output file from one tool can be used as an input file to another (i.e., 

an intermediate output), and it can be generated outside of the workspace.

IManagedDependencyGenerator will be deprecated.  The MBS implemention will ask 

if the dependency manager class is an instanceof IManagedDependencyGenerator2 

and use the new interface if it is.  If not, the MBS implemention will ask if 

the dependency manager class is an instanceof IManagedDependencyGenerator.

 

See 109289 to comment on the proposal.

 

Thanks,

Leo