Both reasons (move to epp and convenience) apply, but the issue that kicked it off was that CDT has been building the standalone debugger at the "wrong" time in the release cycle. Once I started looking at this in more detail I identified other problems and opportunities. The EPP project's
objectives seemed to tie in nicely with what I wanted to do. However, I don't think there is consensus so I am going to resolve this in CDT alone. It just means CDT has a two stage build.
Now that said, the second EPP objective is:
- Provide a platform that allows the creation of packages (zip/tar downloads) from an update site. The core technology of the project will enable the creation of download packages that are created by bundling Eclipse features from one or multiple Eclipse update sites.
What does that mean, and how can I use the common work done in EPP's repo for CDT? Is this what you mean by "But if all you want is a build downstream of SimRel and not a promotion on the main download page, I'd be totally fine with it."
Jonah
