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Re: [platform-swt-dev] [cdt-dev] swt-binaries and maven

Hi.
 
 
So let me give an example for maven-nar-plugin to clear out the benefit. Of course this would mean to refactor some of the projects. But don't only think of swt but of other projects/ eclipse plugins that use JNI. Of course this may influence tycho but lets clear out one on one.
 
maven-nar-plugin devides the native build from java build. For jni the native header files can be generated (although thats not the interesting point).
 
A java library/ application can add dependencies similar to the following:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.eclipse</groupId>
<artifactId>some-native-lib</artifactId>
<type>nar</type>
</dependency>
The main goal is that maven-nar-plugin is responsible to choose the correct native library. Either from properties or from the machine information itself. So you do not have to wonder how your java application is being used. If user A uses it on a windows machine, maven-nar-plugin will choose the windows binary. If User B uses it on a linux machine, maven-nar-plugin will choose windows etc.
There should be no more properties and profiles and other things.
 
 
Of course this does not match the current SWT-binaries project structue and you might need some refactoring. However I think this could be done in future. If you choose to use maven-nar-plugin one day it does not mean to migrate swt today.
 
Currently there were some suggestions on the future of maven-nar-plugin because ion the past it was nearly inactive for three years, there had been 20 forks etc. And moving it to eclipse foundation was one of the options on the future of this project :)
 
 
Greetings
Martin
 

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