[news.eclipse.platform] Re: Using annotations for extensions

[Paul Webster <pwebster@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Roland Tepp wrote:
> But what if there was an additional (optional) builder for plug-in 
> projects that would perform necessary annotation processing and 
> merge/generate entries to plugin.xml ...
>
> This would of course only work for projects that are themselves already 
> 1.5 source compliant...
>
> This kind of thought has crossed my mind as well, but alas I am too 
> swamped with my day job to go chasing after this feature, however 
> desirable it would seem...

There is certainly support for dealing with annotations (JDT APT, 
maybe).  But you're correct, it would have to be a separate builder that 
could merge into the plugin.xml ... the core runtime and workbench don't 
have access to any 1.5+ functionality.

PW


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