[eclipse-dev] Planning Meeting Notes - Mar 29, 2006

[Mike Wilson <Mike_Wilson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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 Discussion Topics
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Equinox:
- We need to ensure that all plug-ins which are part
of the RCP are
  dynamic (enabled and aware).

Update:
- Update site digest work will spill over M6, but
performance numbers
  are too good to ignore, particularly for Callisto.

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 Status
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JDT Core:
- EclipseCon
- performance work:
  - released more accurate performance tests
  - compiler now sorts methods and fields to
allow binary search
  - reuse classfile/constant pool objects during
codegen
- addressed Chris Laffra's original issues (EclipseCon)
with 
  redundant file reads on project import
- Types, fields and methods annotated with the @Deprecated

  annotation are now rendered as deprecated in
the Outline view. 
- tuning method override semantics
- bug fixing

JDT UI:
- finished Extract Supertype
- replace JAR file now works with source attachments
as well
- polish of Fix Deprecation
  - added configure action
  - made it work in required projects
- simplifying code for Java build path page
- changed doc.isv build scripts to use a single
  platformOptions.txt / jdtOption.txt for all
platforms
- fixed extract local variable to introduce block
if required 
- bug Fixing
- EclipseCon

Rel. Eng.:
- 3.2M6
- Kim gave a talk at EclipseCon:
  - http://eclipsezilla.EclipseCon.org/eclipsezilla/show_bug.cgi?id=254
- compile logs delivered in html and xml format. Many
thanks to Olivier
  Thomann (JDT Core) for support and patches
- build optimization work is done.  Many thanks
to Pascal Rapicault and
  Andrew Niefer for PDE Build bug fixes
- JDT APT javadoc added to org.eclipse.jdt.doc.isv.
javadoc options file
  simplification thanks to Markus Keller
- preparing for "pack, unpack, sign, pack"
- build lab maintenance and network troubleshooting
- Netbeans girls commit to making a splash:
  - https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=132773
- arranged for M5a 2007 with EMF team at EclipseCon
over beers

Debug:
- EclipseCon
- bug fixing

Platform UI:
- general:
  - data binding framework refactoring released
  - attending EclipseCon
  - discussions with the SWT and BEA folks regarding
their Dnd issues
  - released required field indicators for some
dialogs for community
    feedback
  - added perspective description in prompts
for switching perspective
    to give more context for 'why' would
you want to do this, worked with
    CVS, Debug, PDE and JDT to integrate
this support
- bug fixing:
  - bug 132678 - Contributed Trim is not sited
correctly
  - bug 132731 - Move deprecated API back to
'internal'
  - bug 127929 - [DnD] Change Preferences option
for draggable trim
    should be removed in M5
  - bug 132754 - [DetachedViews] Open "detached"
view in another
    perspective.
  - fixed floating toolbar in maximized editor
  - fixed the issues with contributed trim not
appearing in the correct 
    area (bug 132678)
- logical model support:
  - API and implementation for bug 112225 (Need
consistent save
    lifecycle when multiple parts share
the same model)
- performance: 
  - ongoing performance work
  - fixed memory leak in new menu extension
- RCP:
  - undo bug introduced by RCP toolbar changes
causing loss of toolbar 
    wrapping in views
- Tests:
  - modified the Trim tests to throw failures
if the IWorkbenchWindow 
    is -not- a WorkbenchWindow because the
tests require 'internal'
    methods

Workspace:
- EclipseCon
- bug fixing in preparation for M6
- M6 testing

Ant:
- implemented creation of markers from javac builds
- performance work on the perm gen leak(s)
- working on resource mapping and migration delegate
for Ant launch
  configuration
- added namespace support for Ant tasks and types
declaration extension
  points
- EclipseCon

Equinox:
- Ikuo Yamasaki from NTT Japan has joined the Equinox
team as a visiting
  researcher
- EclipseCon
- lots of Runtime bug sorting...and more to come!
- M6
- investigation on Pack200
- performance investigation

Platform/JDT Text:
- eclipseCon
- working towards 3.2 M6
- performance work
- lots of bug fixing
- bugzilla inbox tracking
- vacation

PDE:
- had packed Eclipsecon PDE tutorials
- added quick fixes and quick assist with light bulbs
for source pages
  in PDE manifest editors
- added automated management of dependencies based
on your code

User Assistance:
- had good Eclipsecon UI Forms and User assistance
tutorials
- composite cheat sheet feature-complete
  - moving into the maintenance mode
- linkability feature-complete
  - moving into maintenance mode
- universal welcome finished

Install/Update:
- work on the Update site digests near completion
and shows impressive
  numbers (drastic reduction of search and browsing
times for large
  sites e.g. Callisto)
  - without digest:
      total feature sizes > 2.2MB;
time > 24s; # of connections: 96
  - with digest:
      digest size < 10KB; time <
0.3s; # of connection: 1