[jbosstools-dev] Eclipse Juno testing

[Max Rydahl Andersen]

> What are the plans to make commits for Eclipse Juno possible? Are we going to have a branch for it or will migrate trunk soon?

We are looking to try and be compatible.

> 
> I had a lot of changes as usual in JPT plugins.

Again !? Aren't we able to avoid these ? 

Please for now, simply open jiras with problems found and create subtasks/links to https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-11549

Thank you,
Max

p.s. I removed all the non-relevant mailing lists and just left jbosstools-dev for these specifics.

> 
> Dmitry
> 
> 14.04.2012 18:51, Nick Boldt wrote:
>> (2012-04-13 13:32:29) ldimaggi_: nboldt, bfitzpat stupid question - Juno
>> is 4.2 - what's 3.8?
>> (2012-04-13 13:32:43) bfitzpat: also Juno
>> (2012-04-13 13:33:02) bfitzpat: 3.8 and 4.2 are both Juno, but 4.2 is
>> the main version and 3.8 is the 3.x stream version
>> (2012-04-13 13:34:10) bfitzpat: 3.x is on its way out eventually
>> (2012-04-13 13:34:44) ldimaggi_: bfitzpat, got it - so - we need to
>> test.............both - and 3.7 to I think   ;-)
>> 13:35
>> (2012-04-13 13:35:16) bfitzpat: yeah, well... we don't really have a 4.2
>> ready build yet so far as I know
>> (2012-04-13 13:35:26) bfitzpat: though Nick is pushing to test some
>> early stuff
>> (2012-04-13 13:36:23) ldimaggi_: bfitzpat, that's why I asked   ;-)
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Since 4.2 is already at M6 [1], the window of opportunity to discover
>> what (if anything) in JBDS won't run on it is nearly closed. After M7
>> (Star Wars Day*) only hold-the-presses, stop-ship issues will be
>> CONSIDERED, much less fixed.
>> 
>> Sure, we can report issues against upstream later on and they'll get
>> fixed (maybe) in SR1 (September 2012) or SR2 (February 2013) but
>> ideally, JBDS 5 would run OOTB on Eclipse 4.2/3.8 as well as 3.7,
>> without our needing to patch stuff in Eclipse or WTP (like we have had
>> to do in past years, particularly re: SWT or equinox). Ideally, we'd be
>> able to have the same JBDS 5 bits working on BOTH Eclipse 3.7.2 and 4.2/3.8.
>> 
>> So, to that end, we need to start testing builds [2] and installs of
>> JBDS 5 on the new Juno platform as well as the existing Indigo one.
>> 
>> [1]
>> http://wiki.eclipse.org/Juno/Simultaneous_Release_Plan#Milestones_and_Release_Candidates
>> 
>> [2]
>> https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-11469?focusedCommentId=12684016#comment-12684016
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> As to the question of 3.8 vs. 4.2, 3.x is the old stream which is being
>> (eventually) phased out. 4.2 includes a compatibility layer so that in
>> theory anything 3.x-dependent can run on 4.2 as well. The TP I built
>> includes the 4.2 bits (which in turn include much of the 3.8 site too).
>> My fond hope is that I won't need to include any additional 3.8-level
>> plugins beyond what's already in the Juno or Eclipse 4.2 sites.
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> More info&  links: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-11469
>> 
>> 
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