| [wtp-dev] Faceted Project Framework API to use Java 5 language features |
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PMC just approved the plan to let Faceted Project Framework use
Java 5 language features for WTP 2.0 release. This e-mail details the plan of
action. First of all, changes to the API to use generics are fully
source and binary backwards compatible with existing clients. Wherever
enhancing the API to use Java 5 language features would have caused API
breakage, the changes were not made. I have the changes ready locally and we
will roll them out as follows: 1. Fix the version ranges on all of the referring plugins so
that they will be able to accept the new version of the Faceted Project
Framework plugins. See my previous e-mail for information regarding this. I
have made the necessary changes locally on my machine and can release them
unless I hear objections from plugin owners. I’d like this step to be
completed as soon as possible. How about right after this week’s I-build
is declared? 2. Once #1 is complete and we have a build ready that
includes that change, I will send an e-mail to this mailing list containing the
new version of the Faceted Project Framework plugins. They will be compiled and
ready to drop into an existing build for testing. The interested parties at
this point can try out these plugins and report any problems. 3. Assuming that #2 goes smoothly and any reported problems
are corrected, the changes to the Faceted Project Framework will be released
into the build right after M5 is declared. Then we will have all of M6 to flush
out any lingering issues. Questions? Comments? - Konstantin _______________________________________________________________________ Notice: This email message, together with any attachments, may contain information of BEA Systems, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliated entities, that may be confidential, proprietary, copyrighted and/or legally privileged, and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named in this message. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please immediately return this by email and then delete it. |