[e4-dev] (meta) model evolution and backwards compatibility

[e4-dev] (meta) model evolution and backwards compatibility

From: Bernhard Merkle <bernhard.merkle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:48:28 +0100
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Hi

regarding bug https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=305586 and model tweaking my question is:

- if we need some rules for evolving models in the long term (something like [1] but for models). ?
- maybe you have already some rules for that ?
- do you consider using upcoming technologies like COPE for EMF model evolution ?

thanks,
Berni.

[1] http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Evolving_Java-based_APIs