Re: [eclipse-dev] API to be removed from the Runtime/OSGi

[Randy Hudson <hudsonr@xxxxxxxxxx>]

What is the difference between the platform-dev
mailing list and the eclipse-dev mailing list?  I'm currently subscribed
to both because there always seems to be information on one that is not
on the other.

Thanks,
Randy

Jeff McAffer <Jeff_McAffer@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: eclipse-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx 03/02/2004 02:06 PM Please respond to eclipse-dev

To:        eclipse-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx         cc:                 Subject:        [eclipse-dev] API to be removed from the Runtime/OSGi

Over the course of the 3.0 runtime development we have proposed several
new methods, constants, ... to the API for 3.0.  Some of those are
no longer needed.  In the days leading up to M8 we would like to remove
any of these methods/fields/classes which will not ulitmately be part of
the 3.0 API.  This ensures that as of M8 the API you see in the plugins
is in fact the API we want going forward. 

To assist early adopters in dealing with this change we have been marking
these elements with @deprecated.   

Our intention is to remove these methods for the next integration build.
 This gives users this week to get off the old API and then next week
to work through any issues or new @deprecations that may come up before
we start the M8 build cycle. 

Once again, let me stress that these are deprecations of NEW elements proposed
for 3.0.  All 2.1
related API will remain untouched.

Please address any issues or questions via bug reports or this list.

Jef