[jdt-dev] Expose property to control JavaBuilder's scheduling rule

[Mickael Istria <mistria@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

In https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=531554 , I've pushed a document showing the result of using relaxed scheduling rule and parallel builds for Java project using JDT's JavaBuilder (+m2e's MavenBuilder).

As you can see on the document, results are positive: there is always a substantial gain in term of overall build time, and there seems to be -so far according to our test process and examples- no issue caused by the relaxed scheduling rule.

In the current state, It seems like it would be worth to expose the currently hidden preference for the relaxed/null scheduling rule to regular UI, with a disclaimer about it being experimental. The goal would be for people who have interest in trying parallel builds to empower them in doing so.

Is there be any objection or recommendation on this topic?

Please voice your concerns and suggestions to https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=531554 .

Cheers,

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Mickael Istria

Eclipse IDE developer, for Red Hat Developers