[mylyn-docs-dev] exploring changes to Mylyn Docs build

[David Green <david.green@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Devs,

I've been experimenting with restructuring the Mylyn Docs build to achieve a few things:

* easier to build/release Mylyn Docs (or at least Mylyn WikiText) separately from Mylyn

* easier to consume Mylyn WikiText core bundles (e.g. as plain jars, with normal poms)

* easier to contribute (e.g. without knowledge of OSGi or PDE)

* better structured code/tests (e.g. using normal Maven project layout)

* faster cycle time (e.g. easier to verify code changes, faster builds)

To achieve these things I've been looking at building the "core" wikitext bundles as normal Maven artifacts, using a Maven plug-in to generate OSGi manifests.

You can see the results of my experiment here: https://github.com/greensopinion/mylyn.docs

The build is split into two parts: a "core" part which is Tycho-less, and a UI/OSGi part which uses Tycho.

I'd love to get your thoughts and feedback on the goals and the approach.

David

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David Green | VP of Architecture | Tasktop

email: david.green@xxxxxxxxxxx