Re: [platform-swt-dev] Re: [jdt-core-dev] org.eclipse.jdt.launcing.macos

["Dean Roberts" <Dean_Roberts@xxxxxxx>]

Excellent.  This was the answer I was hoping to hear <g>

Veronika on SWT is your fragment friend.  She has lots of experience.

If Andre is dong the Mac one does anybody in jdt-debug land have cycles to fragmentize the j9 launcher?

...Dean...

Andre Weinand <weinand@xxxxxxx> Sent by: platform-swt-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx 09/12/2002 11:55 AM Please respond to platform-swt-dev

To:        jdt-core-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx, platform-swt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx, platform-update-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx         cc:                 Subject:        [platform-swt-dev] Re: [jdt-core-dev] org.eclipse.jdt.launcing.macosx & the Mac build

At 11:14 Uhr -0400 12.9.2002, Dean Roberts wrote:
>Hi folks,
>
>So as part of the Mac build process we have grown a 2nd 
>org.eclipse.jdt.launching.* plugin.  When we just had the J9 
>launching plugin for Photon we just made the user eat the pain and 
>download the launcher separately.  I know that the folks at QNX 
>doing Photon development would love a better out of box experience.
>
>Talking to a couple of people there seem to be a few ways to do this.
>
>
>1) Fold the two launcers (j9 and macosx) into 
>org.eclipse.jdt.launching.  This is assuming they are small, can 
>coexist on all platforms with no ill effects and have no UI 
>pressence.
>
>2) Fess up to the fact that JDT has some platform dependant code and 
>morph/grow these launchers into fragments just like SWT does for 
>their platform code.
>
>I will help, where I can, make either of these things happen but I 
>need the interested stake holders to decide on the best course of 
>action.
>
>...Dean...
>

I prefer 2) since the MacOS X launcher isn't finished yet, isn't 
small, and will probably get some UI.
So should I start converting it into a fragment?
Anything special to consider?

--andre
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