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| Re: Source vs. binaries vs. docs/javadocs [message #6186 is a reply to message #6126] |
Mon, 04 September 2006 00:20   |
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Originally posted by: jeff_mcaffer.REMOVE.ca.ibm.com
Philippe Ombredanne wrote:
> A topic I did not see addressed so far is that of source code for provided
> bundles.
> There is no standard way suggested by OSGi for that afaik .
> There is a standard way offered by PDE for that.
> Keeping the sources accessible is *important* imho.
Yes, having source available is very important. There are at least a
few issues in that area.
- The originator does not always package their source very well
- PDE's source mechanism is geared more towards bulk supply of source
for many plugins rather than supplying source for individual plugins.
- others to be sure...
> Being able to build from source can be important too.
Yes and no. I agree that we should not get in the way of this however,
we are simply consuming something that others are producing. People
should look to the originator of the JAR we are bundling for source
compilation. In Orbit the build scripts we have (if any) should simply
package the BINARY output of someone else's build to create a bundle.
> Providing ways for sources and javadocs that can contribute to their parent
> jar's Eclipse classpath entries is also nice for consumers.
Not sure what this means...
> Given the large number of bundles that already exists and the even larger
> number of jars that Orbit could provide access to, this is a serious issue
> to consider.
> For instance, I find it very unreliable over time to rely on a jar provider
> to consistenly provide over time a proper source for a jar, or an accessible
> SVN/CVS repo (do not even think that the repo will be tagged properly).
> I save religiously the source and docs of every jar I use, even when it
> comes from a reputable provider.
> This is a duanting task for a developer.
>
> It is wild out there.
Indeed! We are likely going to have to make the best of it. I don't
see Orbit "fixing" the problems.
Jeff
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