Re: [eclipse-dev] Planning Meeting Notes - Jan 18, 2006

[DJ Houghton <DJ_Houghton@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Equinox
- ongoing code review of runtime split
- investigate launching Equinox multiple times in same VM (bug 105851)
- Investigate MEG app admin spec for eclipse applications (bug 109893)
- review the replacement for the monolithic EclipseAdaptor impl (bug
114968)
- prepare for EclipseCon
- bug triage/fixing for M5
- make final changes for API freeze
- new feature for the equinox bundles
- manager training :-)

PDE/Build
- started review of multiple repository support
- working on generation of plug-in version list for builds
- bug triage/fixing


eclipse-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 01/17/2006 03:43:45 PM:

>
> ----------
>  Outreach
> ----------
>
> - Committer Gathering in Ottawa, with Ward Cunningham and
>   Bjorn Freeman-Benson
>   - some good discussions and chance to meet other committers
>   - lots of fun; thanks Ward and Bjorn
>
> --------
>  Status
> --------
>
> JDT UI:
> - refactoring:
>   - released new refactoring 'Introduce Indirection'. Available on method

>     invocations and declarations.
>   - added scripting support for all JDT refactorings except reorg and
>     generalize type
>   - new actions in the 'Refactor' menu to create and apply a refactor
>     script
>   - adapted LTK/Core to resource operation validation code in
>     core.resources (pre delta notification)
>   - converted the delete refactoring to issue a pre-delta
> - code generation:
>   - new wizard to create hashCode() and equals()
> - preferences:
>   - compliance can now be set to 6.0
>   - UI for new compiler option 'Parameter assignment'
>   - organize import preference page allows to set a separate on-demand
>     import threshold for static imports
> - package Explorer:
>   - support inclusion filters when in hierarchical layout mode
>     (see bug 65240)
> - work with Platform/UI on problems view and on API to multi apply quick
>   fixes (see bug 114754 & 114570)
> - bug fixes:
>   - serial version quick fix
>
> Debug:
> - continued work to support SWT.VIRTUAL in async tree
> - enhancements to launch dialog to better support filtering of configs
>   from closed/deleted projects and specific types of launch configs:
>   - requires downstream components to leverage new 'resource mapping'
>     for launch configs
> - attended DSDP project progress report meeting:
>   - discussed possibility of deubg scopes to debug different apps side
>     by side in different sets of debug views
> - released API for:
>   - retrieving system properties from VM installs - see IVMInstall3
>   - breakpoint import and export operations
>   - specializing debug instruction pointers:
>     - see IInstructionPointerPresentation
> - reworking debug view management support based on debug context manager
>   (auto open/close of debug related views)
> - bug fixing & triage
>
> JDT Core:
> - enhanced access restrictions to allow ignoring restricted
>   types (if shadowing another one).
>   @see IAccessRule#IGNORE_IF_BETTER
> - released support for computing the stack map frames
>   (requires a 6.0 VM to run). See bug 109980 for details
> - TODO tasks are no longer user editable
> - work in progress:
>   - more robust DOM AST: to be integrated in next I-build
>   - null reference analysis: to be integrated in next I-build
>   - adding 1.5 source performance tests
>   - enabling APT merge onto HEAD
> - bug fixing
>
> Platform/JDT Text:
> - final 3.1.2 testing
> - made DefaultJavaFoldingStructureProvider API (bug 66440)
> - finished Live Annotate for the line number ruler (bug 114333)
> - continued investigation of StyledText#setRedraw calls in the text
>   viewers (bugs 117507 and 121049)
> - fixed problems in MigrationHelper
> - started to look at field assist support from Platform UI
> - bug fixing
> - bugzilla inbox tracking
>
> Platform UI:
> - general:
>   - working on ICU4J wrapper plug-in integration
>   - worked on preparing list of non-EPL source per Eclipse Foundation
requests
>   - FilteredTree, working on making this API
>   - discussed affordances for cheat sheet saving/launching
>   - 3.1.2 RC1 verification and testing
>   - 'polish' for the Trim Dragging:
>     - add temporary preferences option for testing
>   - removed component framework
>   - talking about various key issues
>   - investigating splash features
>   - writing doc/blogs
>   - PopupDialog bugs fixes/investigation/tests
> - bug fixing:
>   - import/export, NL
>   - DnD fixes for Mac and Fast view bars
> - commands:
>   - implemented simple service locator framework
>   - working on menu layout computation
>   - bug fixing (in particular, handlers)
>   - typing of parameters
> - flexible workspaces:
>   - investigating multiple browse support options for field editors
> - JFace:
>   - Field assist - API issues, cleanup
>   - misc. dialog framework issues - restore original size, bugs
> - logical model support:
>   - prototyped IDocument adapter for views/editors sharing same document
> - undo/redo
>   - API - GMF discussions
> - working sets:
>   - fixes and minor usability improvements
>
> Workspace:
> - incorporating local history into team history view
> - operation validation API
> - model-aware decoration in views
> - investigating EFS performance
> - investigating separate SSH2 plugin
> - investigating work flows with projects nested in the file system
> - 3.1.2 verification and testing
>
> PDE:
> - added option to group plug-ins by location on the Target Platform
>   preference page
> - add a Preview functionality for target profiles.
> - better EE classification of CDC JREs using new API from JDT/Debug
> - New and cool non-linear source lookup in progress.
> - XHTML convertion utility available in today's I build under
>   'PDE Tools' submenu
> - bug fixing
>
> User Assistance:
> - some work done for mixed remote and local help. Due to the issues
>   discovered, it is likely to be deferred post 3.2
> - dialog tray support is complete in today's I build
> - work in progress on Intro redesign
> - cheat sheets:
>   - command support and better recognition of success done for cheat
sheets
>   - making an API cleanup pass
> - adding as many commands to support for linkability as possible
> - support added for command execution in intro and cheat sheets
> - bug fixing
>
> Rel. Eng.:
> - tested and incorporated fix for
>     https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=123501
>   into builder
> - tested and implemented new test setup scripts
>   (https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=121882).
>   - backported for 3.1 performance testing
>   - will run 3.2M4 tests using this new mechanism
> - plan to incorporate APT plug-ins and tests into build this week
> - investigating callisto update site
> - investigating jar signing procedure and process
> - investigating process which fetches and packages pre-built plug-ins
>   and features into the eclipse SDK
> - investigating automated build of RCP applications
> - preparations for eclipseCon 2006