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Re: [modeling-pmc] [cross-project-issues-dev] Xtext / Late API Change
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(sorry wrong sender address)
On Apr 1, 2011, at 10:18 AM, Sven Efftinge wrote:
> Dear PMC,
>
> the Xtext team has decided to maintain API compatibility for a huge part of the framework for future releases.
> For that matter we just started (unfortunately post M6 build) to introduce a couple of x-internal annotations for exported packages
> and now use PDE API Tooling to make sure we don't break what is not internal.
> We have an initial set of API defined but might have to refine on that a bit until M7.
> We won't however change any Java signatures in what is marked as public. It's really just fine tuning the PDE Tooling annotations as well as 'x-internal'.
>
> Ed (Willink) remembered me that we need PMC approval for that because we are past M6,
> which I kindly request with this mail. :-)
>
> This step should allow a large part of Xtext users to use the next release as a drop-in replacement, so we really think this is an important step for the project and that it is important to do it now.
>
> Thank you,
> Sven
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