Re: [e4-dev] Feature for Forward Compat Layer

[Tom Schindl <tom.schindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

We've discussed this on IRC some weeks ago but didn't came to a
conclusion on how we'd like to name the feature.

The following proposals have been made:
* org.eclipse.e4.e3x.bridge.feature
* org.eclipse.e4.ui.e3x.bridge.feature
* org.eclipse.e4.tools.e3x.bridge.feature

Please note that this feature will hold contents which will stay in
incubation in 4.1.

I'd really like to release add the feature to CVS today so that we can
get it into the builds and ship the e4-repo for M6 with it included.

Tom

Am 16.02.11 11:27, schrieb Tom Schindl:
> Hi,
> 
> I've been updating yesterday the code for the forward compat layer I've
> developed as part of my Model-Editor Tooling.
> 
> I'm going to give a talk about it @ EclipseCon [1] now the problem is
> that installing the required bundles into an 3.x Eclipse is not really
> easy because the forward compat layer is a mixture of bundles from
> various e4 parts (some di, some css, some tools).
> 
> My question is whether we could probably provide a special feature (as I
> understand this makes up the different categories in the p2-repo - sorry
> if I'm wrong here).
> 
> Currently the forward compat layer is made up from the following bundles:
> * javax.annotation
> * javax.inject
> * org.apache.batik.css
> * org.apache.batik.util
> * org.apache.batik.util.gui
> * org.eclipse.e4.core.contexts
> * org.eclipse.e4.core.di
> * org.eclipse.e4.core.di.extensions
> * org.eclipse.e4.core.services
> * org.eclipse.e4.tools.compat
> * org.eclipse.e4.tools.services
> * org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.core
> * org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.swt
> * org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.swt.theme
> * org.eclipse.e4.ui.di
> * org.eclipse.e4.ui.services
> * org.eclipse.e4.ui.widgets (see 337262 to probably remove)
> * org.eclipse.emf.common (see 337256 to probably remove)
> * org.w3c.css.sac
> * org.w3c.dom.smil
> * org.w3c.dom.svg
> 
> Having such a feature would easy adoption of the e4 programming model
> and css in a 3.x world and give people a new transition path towards e4.
> 
> Does this sound reasonable?
> 
> Tom
> 
> [1]http://www.eclipsecon.org/2011/sessions/?page=sessions&id=2118
> 


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