[jbosstools-dev] JBT/JBDS Target Platform for Beta1 -- time to update?

[Nick Boldt]

Yes, https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-10312

On 01/30/2012 02:41 PM, Denis Golovin wrote:
> It looks like we really need two target platforms. Minimal based on sr1 to compile against and maximal to run with. Maximal also can be used to assemble JBDS. I remember Max already raised this issue earlier, didn't he?
>
> Denis
>
> Rob Cernich<rcernich at redhat.com>  wrote:
>
>>> It is all about right version range in manifest. IMO it should be
>>> open range with version from Indigo SR0. Now in most cases dev's
>>> just use SR1 and when new dependency added pde adds it as open range
>>> with lower version from SR1.
>>>
>>> Denis
>>
>> Agreed.  Developers should be actively selecting the dependency version.  It also helps to do a little research to see when a specific feature became available, as this may allow for backward compatibility (e.g. the SwitchYard plugins are fully compatible, although untested, with Eclipse JEE 3.6).
>>
>> It's probably too much to ask for existing dependencies, but as new dependencies are added, developers should actively select the version required.  For existing dependencies, at a minimum, the "release" identifier should be replaced with a "0" unless a specific patch release is required.
>>
>> Best,
>> Rob

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