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[stellation-res] Proposed Project Setup Change (get rid of ECLIPSE_HOME classpath items)
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Hi,
Per my last message, I've just overhauled the general project setup so that
Stellation plugins depend on binary SWT projects in the same Eclipse
workspace, rather than on ECLIPSE_HOME/.... library references.
An Eclipse guru has suggested we might want to change *all* of the
ECLIPSE_HOME dependencies in the Stellation plugins so that they refer to
local binary projects instead. This hides most (if not all) direct jar
references, and has a number of benefits:
* The actual jars within a plugin can be changed (e.g. updated to a new
version)
without having to manually update all the classpath references. (Conversely,
if we need a specific version, that can be expressed in the plugin manifest
editor,
in the Dependencies pane.
* It will be somewhat easier to add new dependencies (or additional
plugins) in future.
Since all installed binary projects appear in the Java Build Path >
Projects pane,
one can simply tick off the desired build dependencies (rather than
navigating through
a set of dialogs to find the necessary jar(s) under ECLIPSE_HOME).
* Any other platform dependencies that may emerge in future can be hidden
as we've just
done for SWT.
The downside is relatively small:
- One must import the binary projects into the workspace. I believe
Eclipse may provide
some support for doing this automatically (haven't checked yet), and even
if manual
importing is needed, it's fairly simple (just check the desired imports in
a single dialog
list and it's done).
- The workspace gets more cluttered - possibly a lot more cluttered.
However, this is only an issue in the Navigator view, because the Package
Explorer view
offers a filter option for hiding all binary projects.
On balance, I think this would be a good change.
What do others think?
Regards,
Jim
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Jim Wright, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
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