[europa-build-workshop] Model/Sample Build

[Dave Wolfe <dwolfe@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey All,

I drew the action item to write up a
wiki page that pulls together the best practices, a living build, and a
write up, to solicit a vote:
http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Europa_Build_Workshop_Report#Action_Items_for_BBP
October 15

We had originally considered using the
DSDP-DD build as the model build since they had recently, successfully
used the available resources and procedures to construct their build.
Since then they have been busy converting
their build control over to Buckminster, so they may not be the best candidate
for the Europa era best practices model.

So, to complete this action item I think
we have three possibilities from here:

1) Find a different project to use as
the model build
2) Wait for the DSDP folk to finish
up their Buckminster work and include that in the model description
3) Create a new trivial Eclipse project
as a sample project, construct its build to adhere to all the best practices
of the Europan era, put it in the build stream, and write it up as the
model build.

I favor option 3 since, to my eyes,
it fits into the l model of Eclipse examples and tutorials that already
exist. 
It also makes the model build available
for folks to download and tinker with and it could become the blank template
from which one would start constructing their own build. 
The con is that someone has to construct
this thing, keep it up to date through Europa initially, then modify it
in the future to meet any new best practices adopted in future releases.
In terms of downstream dependencies
it might represent a small risk to the release.


Opinions?

-DaveW