[wtp-pmc] Fw: Last minute issue with 1.5.2 release -- will resolve later

[David M Williams <david_williams@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Since no immediate response to this
mail, I assume PMC members are too busy or on vacation, or whatever, so
no last minute
changes will be possible. And no harm
in that! ... maybe even better! 

I'll go ahead and announce and release
today ... and we'll figure out what to do about that bug at a
leisurely pace over the next week or
so :) 

I think a "feature patch"
is the best way to go for things like that bug. 




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David M Williams/Raleigh/IBM

10/31/2006 04:33 PM

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Subject	Last minute issue with 1.5.2 release -- PMC Review Requested

You might consider this a request for
"PMC Review" of a blocking bug ... if it wasn't already past
the time for reviews! :) 

But, we need to address this bug ...

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=162974

Kosta (from BEA) has opened this as
a blocking bug, as it blocks some scenario they have. 
It actually was introduced way back
in July, just after 1.5.0, but, found just now. 

So, between a few urgent mails and phone
calls, it turns out there is a simple change we could make to WTP code,
that 
would allow adopters to "work around"
the issue, even though other possible fixes will be discussed longer term,
for the 2.0 time frame. 

This change would not effect any WTP
code (re-testing not needed) nor any other adopters ... only if they subclass

the FlexibleProjectContainer they would
be provided the opportunity to override a "members" method to
provide 
their own implementation for their own
special cases ... if needed. (No other adopters we know of subclass 
FlexibleProjectContainer). 

Normally, I'd just say "too late"
... but, in fairness ... seems 1.5.3 would be too long to wait to fix this
for BEA, and it would 
be easier on the developers to slip
in a tiny change now, rather than do another fix patch in a few weeks!
 

If you all agree. 

The only impact for us would be that
the "what's fixed" and "all in ones" and "update
site" should be regenerated. 

So, please respond in 
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=162974
 
If you agree with us making this last
minute change, or, if you think we should be strict on the timing, and
put into another 
fix patch? 

Thanks,