Re: [mylyn-docs-dev] exploring changes to Mylyn Docs build

[Stephan Wahlbrink <sw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi David,

[2016-12-02 18:47] David Green wrote:
> Devs,
>
> I've been experimenting with restructuring the Mylyn Docs build to
> achieve a few things:
>
> * easier to build/release Mylyn Docs (or at least Mylyn WikiText)
> separately from Mylyn
> * easier to consume Mylyn WikiText core bundles (e.g. as plain jars,
> with normal poms)
> * easier to contribute (e.g. without knowledge of OSGi or PDE)
> * better structured code/tests (e.g. using normal Maven project layout)
> * faster cycle time (e.g. easier to verify code changes, faster builds)
>
> To achieve these things I've been looking at building the "core"
> wikitext bundles as normal Maven artifacts, using a Maven plug-in to
> generate OSGi manifests.

How can I consume such m2e source projects directly as osgi bundles in a 
PDE workspace / PDE build? (use case: debugging Mylyn WikiText core 
bundles in an RCP application)

Stephan


> You can see the results of my experiment here:
> https://github.com/greensopinion/mylyn.docs
>
> The build is split into two parts: a "core" part which is Tycho-less,
> and a UI/OSGi part which uses Tycho.
>
> I'd love to get your thoughts and feedback on the goals and the approach.
>
> David
>
>
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