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Re: [linux-distros-dev] Creation Review 
2006/10/26, Andrew Overholt <overholt@xxxxxxxxxx>:

Hi Everyone,

I spent some time writing up the content for the Creation Review --
what's needed to make this an actual project :).  I've included this
content below for easy perusal and commenting.  I will obviously make up
slides for the final version.

Thoughts/comments/quips appreciated.


First of all, thank you for your work :-)



Current work:

1. Work is on-going to deal with issues like non-root feature
   validation.  Also, work is underway to ensure that Eclipse packages
   are LSB-compliant.


Yes, we should ensure that we use the same directory structure
on every distribution. We had a different dir structure in Debian
as Fedora for example.

Maybe we can make some documentation about it.


2. Eclipse SDK packages in most Linux distributions carry a patch to
   allow the update manager to install into the user's home directory.
   It will be nice when this lands in the SDK itself.  Also, many
   Eclipse projects are being packaged for various Linux distributions
   so that users do not have to make use of the update manager.


Yes, is frustrating to see that the updatehomedir patch didn't went into
Eclipse yet.


3. The GNU Autotools (automake, autoconf, etc.) are beginning to be
   supported as part of an extension to the CDT.  It appears that this
   functionality will be included in a future release of the CDT
   itself.  Existing plugins for using OProfile, managing RPM files, and
   ChangeLog maintenance are being improved.  This work will hopefully
   be contributed to the Linux Distributions Project as soon as
   possible.


An important point, but not so important for me at the begin. The most
important thing for me is that we have a good working Eclipse package
and at best with all plugins from Callisto.


4. Members of the proposed project continue to work within their
   respective communities to promote Eclipse technology at various
   conferences and in various settings.


Yes.


Code expected to be hosted:

Plugins:  RPM, ChangeLog, OProfile, future work
Patches:  patches that distributions all carry that aren't suitable for
          upstream


Yes, that would be great.


Scripts:  scripts used by distributions to ease packaging.  An example
          of this is scripts used to generate source tarballs of
          eclipse.org projects.


Ohh, that would be even better. I am definitely interested in those scripts.


The update manager patch (bug #90630) is largely complete and will most
likely be applied in the 3.3 cycle.


I hope so.


Thank you, Stephan Michels.

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