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18 : dj 1.4 <td> <p><b><a name="xerces"></a>Remove Dependancy on Xerces </b>(bugs <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=37696">37696</a>,
19 : dj 1.1 <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=36112">36112</a>)</p>
20 :     <p><i>Checklist:</i></p>
21 : dj 1.3 <ul>
22 : dj 1.1 <li>Create new XML plug-in containing the XML Pull APIs.</li>
23 :     <li>Remove plug-in dependancies from org.eclipse.core.runtime and org.eclipse.core.resources.</li>
24 :     <li>Add new dependancy to new XML plug-in.</li>
25 :     <li>Replace org.eclipse.core.internal.plugins.PluginParser with a new
26 :     parser using the new APIs.</li>
27 :     <li>Replace org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.WorkspaceDescriptionReader
28 :     with new reader based on new APIs.</li>
29 : dj 1.3 <li>Replace org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.ProjectDescriptionReader
30 :     with new reader based on new APIs.</li>
31 : dj 1.4 <li>Determine interaction with bootstrap process. Things to consider include
32 :     creating the bootstrap classloader, update/install, and org.eclipes.core.internal.boot.PlatformConfiguration.</li>
33 : dj 1.1 <li>Check test suites.</li>
34 :     <li>Verify new work by completely removing the Xerces plug-in from the
35 : dj 1.3 environment. (is this possible with the other plug-ins' dependancies?</li>
36 : dj 1.1 <li>Educate Platform/UI and other teams in SDK who rely on Xerces with
37 : dj 1.3 knowledge of new APIs. Note that most teams have updated the bug report
38 :     with explanations of their usage.</li>
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43 :     <td><p><strong>Current Status</strong></p>
44 :     <p><em>July 21, 2003</em></p>
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46 :     <li>We are still awaiting approval from the Open Source Committee as to
47 :     whether or not we can include an XML Pull implementation in the SDK
48 :     download</li>
49 :     <li>Working out licensing issues with the developers of a particular XML
50 :     Pull implementation. (inconsistencies between code and web site)</li>
51 :     <li>Have asked for the teams in the SDK to indicate where they use XML
52 :     in their code. Almost every single Eclipse team has replied that they
53 :     use XML somewhere in their code! Still need to review these uses and
54 :     plan for migration.</li>
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59 : dj 1.4 <td><p><strong>Milestone Plans</strong></>
60 :     <p><em>3.0 M2 - July 18, 2003</em></p>
61 : dj 1.3 <ul>
62 :     <li>Goal is to complete all of the above work.</li>
63 :     <li>We don't envision having all teams converted to new APIs but should
64 :     at least be educated on how to convert their code. It is up to the individual
65 :     teams to 1) determine whether or not they want to convert their code
66 :     and 2) to actually change their code.</li>
67 :     <li>Note that although all plug-ins in the SDK are not required to convert
68 :     their parsing, it is necessary that at least the plug-ins defined to
69 :     be a part of the Rich Client Platform (RCP) perform this transformation.
70 :     Reducing the size of the XML plug-in shipped with the RCP (3M for Xerces
71 :     vs 25K for XmlPull) is a big big win.</li>
72 : dj 1.4 </ul>
73 :     <p><em>3.0 M3 - August 29, 2003</em></p>
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75 :     <li>Continue towards completing the above outlined tasks.</li>
76 :     <li>Hope to have approval for XML Pull use shortly after 3.0 M2 and then
77 :     will be able to release new code into HEAD.</li>
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