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Re: [platform-swt-dev] OSX SWT Options vote
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Hi Steve
We have a classic chicken and egg problem ;-) The Tech lead would be a consequence which way you want to go. You could have a cocoa tech lead, carbon tech lead and even a java tech lead as there are three ways you could have eclipse running on X all off them running of the core graphics services (aka Quartz, and here we are just talking about the UI). This implies that which ever way you go, you would need to have a lead on the either carbon, cocoa or java and who ever he or she might be would also need to know the lower level architecture of X (core services and application services).
Depending on the outcome of the vote, you would have a tech lead with differing expertise and know how.
Cheers
On Thursday, November 15, 2001, at 04:45 PM, Steve Northover/OTT/OTI wrote:
Hello,
I'm glad to see so much enthusiasm for Mac (and GTK) implementations of SWT.
However, I think a vote on the Java binding for the Mac (what the SWT team typically
calls the "Platform Interface" or PI) is premature.
To move this thing forward, we must have a technical lead. The PMC is unlikely to
approve a Mac port without one. This person, in consultation with the SWT team
will choose the PI. Why? The SWT team has deep knowledge of the SWT API
and how it is supposed to behave. The technical lead has the knowledge about
what the potential bindings can and cannot do.
While a PI vote is possible, the decision is critical. I for one, would never vote on
an issue like this without getting down and dirty with a Mac - something that I have
been longing to do for many years now.
Steve
Hi,
In order to move expiditiously with the Aqua SWT port I would like to
propose that we take a poll on where all of us stand with respect to how
we aught to proceed. If I can summarize, we have two ways to move forward
1. CarbonSWT +1
2. CocoaSWT
Could all of us with an interest in see eclipse on OS X make your
preferences known.
Cheers
and have a good one.
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