Re: [cdt-dev] API tooling errors

[Doug Schaefer <cdtdoug@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ah-ha! I got it. I can now reproduce the errors. Simply extracting the
master zip file and pointing the API Baseline at it, although lists
the plug-ins, doesn't work. You have to install all the features into
an Eclipse platform and point at that.

On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Marc Khouzam <marc.khouzam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We could probably revert the change to those classes to be totally safe, although it would be less elegant.
> Let's wait for Mikhail to give his recommendation.
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> Subject: Re: [cdt-dev] API tooling errors
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> I do know of vendors subclassing the GDBControl classes. We need to be
> absolutely sure it is compatible.
>
> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Marc Khouzam <marc.khouzam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I'm starting to worry about the API tool.  I've hit suspicious behavior many times now.
>> Looking at the errors Sergey mentions, they do make sense.  We have changed the base
>> class of a public class, and I guess the API-tool should have reported a problem.
>> It still does not for me.
>>
>> That being said, the change made is done in such a way that I believe it will not actually
>> break the API, because the new base class, is a copy/pasted identical class as the previous
>> one.  In that case, I think it would be ok to use an API filter to get rid of the warning.  We may
>> need Sergey's help to create the filter, since none of us can see the API error :)
>>
>> To show the API-tool flakiness, can someone else try this:
>> 1- Change the string value of ICDebugConstants.DEF_CHARSET and save.  I get an API-tool error
>> 2- Change the string value of ICDebugConstants.PREF_STEP_MODE and save.  I get no error. ???
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Marc
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>> Subject: Re: [cdt-dev] API tooling errors
>>
>> Ah, I mislabelled. I am using 8.0.0. Sergey, what are you using? I've
>> been wondering if simply extracting the master zip actually worked
>> since it's a p2 repo, not an eclipse install (although they are very
>> close).
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 11:21 PM, Mikhail Khodjaiants
>> <mikhailkhod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On 29/02/2012 11:13 PM, Doug Schaefer wrote:
>>>
>>> I just tried it myself and I don't see anything. I'm using the
>>> cdt-master-8.0.2.zip extracted as my baseline (and yes, we should
>>> really be using 8.0.0). Is that what others are doing?
>>>
>>> I am using 8.0.0 as my baseline.
>>>
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