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Re: [p2-dev] Extending classes with generics

Thomas,

We should be able to make this work inside Eclipse Workspace because I
am using ECJ to build SAT4J bundles:
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=286391

We just need to be careful about the version of eclipse (compiler) we
use (it must be at least 3.6M2 or 3.5.1 AFAIR).

You can see that in the current code: you use sat4j generics in the
Projector class for instance.

	Daniel

Thomas Hallgren a écrit :
> 
> This was one of my worries too. I really want to use the p2 generics in
> Buckminster but I'm not too keen on having all the p2 source in my
> workspace.
> 
> In my opinion, we should compile the p2 source for Java 1.4 for two
> purposes:
> 1. For testing that everything indeed can run on such a platform.
> 2. To provide 1.4 based bytecodes for platforms where no 1.5 alternative
> exists.
> 
> Question is, what platforms is it that needs to remain on 1.4? Isn't
> that just a few embedded devices? If so, shouldn't the default be to
> compile for 1.5 and then to provide special down-compiled distros for
> those embedded devices? If I remember correctly, there are some
> significant gains (size and performance) when compiling for 1.5 compared
> to the 1.4.
> 
> Just a thought. I realize that it goes beyond the p2 domain.
> 
> - thomas
> 
> 
> On 2010-01-05 23:18, Daniel Le Berre wrote:
>> Indeed, it works.
>>
>> However, I am wondering if it is really a good idea: working that way
>> with generics prevents one project to see the generic classes of another
>> project, correct?
>> (If I apply the same technique for sat4j, I can no longer use the
>> generic classes of org.sat4j.core in org.sat4j.pb!!!!)
>>
>> It is the expected behavior for PDE people for instance reusing p2
>> bundles.
>>
>> But inside p2 projects, it would mean inability to share generic code
>> between bundles...
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>> Pascal Rapicault a écrit :
>>   
>>> I have released the changes to the project preference settings in the p2
>>> projects to enable down compilation in the IDE.
>>>
>>>
>>> Inactive hide details for Curtis Windatt---04/01/2010 10:54:45
>>> PM---Recently a number of the query API were changed to use geneCurtis
>>> Windatt---04/01/2010 10:54:45 PM---Recently a number of the query API
>>> were changed to use generics, this causes some annoyances in PDE (as we
>>> are strictly 1.4), b
>>>
>>>
>>> From:   
>>> Curtis Windatt/Ottawa/IBM@IBMCA
>>>
>>> To:   
>>> P2 developer discussions<p2-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Date:   
>>> 04/01/2010 10:54 PM
>>>
>>> Subject:   
>>> [p2-dev] Extending classes with generics
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Recently a number of the query API were changed to use generics, this
>>> causes some annoyances in PDE (as we are strictly 1.4), but up until now
>>> I can work around them. However, I have a problem extending a class with
>>> generics, specifically MatchQuery
>>>
>>> IQuery query = new MatchQuery() {
>>> public boolean isMatch(Object candidate) {
>>> if (candidate instanceof IInstallableUnit) {
>>> if (P2Utils.isBundle((IInstallableUnit) candidate)) {
>>> return true;
>>> }
>>> }
>>> return false;
>>> }
>>> };
>>>
>>> The compiler complains that I need to extend the isMatch(T candidate)
>>> instead, but I am unable to use generics in PDE.
>>>
>>> As a side note, why was size() removed from IQueryResult? It was quite
>>> convenient for me when creating arrays of InstallableUnitDescriptions
>>> and other objects that get filled in based on the query result iterator.
>>> Now I have to grab one of the sets and ask it for the size. Not a big
>>> deal, but it felt natural to ask the result for its size, since you can
>>> ask it for an iterator.
>>>
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             Daniel Le Berre mailto:leberre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
             MCF,    CRIL-CNRS UMR 8188,    Universite d'Artois
             http://www.cril.univ-artois.fr/~leberre


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