[eclipse-dev] Planning Meeting Notes - July 30, 2003

["Mike Wilson" <Mike_Wilson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

M2 is out:
- We're in good shape to be moving forward
- We should be working through the challenges of OSGi,
concurrency and rcp refactoring
  (i.e. we need to get rid of the associated
risks)

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Status
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Debug:
- Java Family Example:
  - Tomcat launcher
  - set breakpoints in JSP code
  - JSP/Java source lookup:
    - step from through a JSP and Java code
- breakpoint Properties Dialog:
  - released first re-work using workbench propeties
dialog

Ant:
- added test suite for Ant UI to the build


Help:
- proposal for partitioning help plug-in for the rich
platform effort
  submitted

Update:
- storing state outside the workspace implemented
- testing it
- working on site shadowing utility that will allow
administrators to point
  at the remote site and shadow select features
on the LAN for faster access
  (part of 'corporate control of updates' plan
item)
- fixed/cleaned up defects

PDE:
- build.properties editor rework continues - having
the old and the new
  side by side (available using 'Open With...').
Still not in HEAD (working
  in a branch).
- externalizing extension point doc style sheet (schema.css)
to avoid CHKPII
  errors. Also made style extend those in book.css
to avoid being in the
  'font-family' business
- PDE JUnit work made progress - JUnit launcher integrated
with the PDE
  launcher code
- added a new plug-in 'pde.junit.runtime' to solve
a well known dependency
  nightmare with pde.junit

JDT UI:
- bug fixing
- posted "Participating in Refactorings"
proposal
- worked on migrating to new primary working copy
model

Platform/JDT Text:
- bug fixing
- continued work on file buffers
- continued work on Javadoc formatting
- improvements on context views

Team/CVS:
- fixed many bugs/enhancements (>20) with the new
synchronize view, although
  they haven't been released to the integration
build yet. There is more
  testing required.
- added job to calculate synchronization state (this
speeds up startup time
  because all local sync state is collected in
the background, it also
  improves sync actions such as commit/update
because the change sync state
  is calculated after the fact.)
- worked on tests to accommodate new job infrastructure
where changes are
  collected asynchronously (selectAndReveal use
cases don't work anymore
  and tests can potentially deadlock when calculating
job causes resource
  deltas and a listener syncExecs.)
- worked on fixing the way our internal CVS locks
are used to ensure that
  locking order is deterministic. This has caused
problems in the past with
  the CVS decorator and is even more important
in the upcoming brave
  concurrent world.
- started writing the Synchronize View and API documentation.

Core:
- talking to IBM XML group about using a lightweight
XML parser
- concurrency:
  - running with jars, slight update problems
but nothing major (no
    deadlocks yet)
  - still not released to HEAD
  - test suites broken with current implementation
-> indicates breaking
    changes so we have to either reconsider
some design choices or present
    case to PMC for approval of breaking
changes
- RCP:
  - moving codebase to 3.0
- user settings
  - reviewing proposed solution and will provide
comments


UI:
- M3 plan posted, some details and dates still to
be filled in
- Scalability:
  - first cut of commands and contexts API released
to HEAD
  - need to contain risk, understand compatibility
issues for M3
- RCP:
  - proceeding, aim to be done with the refactoring
for M3 (in split stream)
- Generic Navigator:
  - proceeding
  - problems: actions, finding elements, sorting/filtering
  - for M3, emphasis is on actions, and reimplementing
current Navigator in terms of  the new framework
- UI Responsiveness:
  - proceeding
- Scripting/Automation:
  - being investigated by a member of the community