[jbosstools-dev] Regarding launchbar contribution

[Max Rydahl Andersen]

Rob,

Have wtp-dev suggested a name for it ?

btw. does the launchbar work with local java apps and units too ?

I just realised we've been focusing purely on remote/server runs - but
local runs should work too.

/max

> Since JBT 4.3.0.Final is slated for after Mars SR1, this seems 
> reasonable.
>
> You don't technically need to have the same IU names to allow a 
> seamless
> upgrade from o.j.t.whatever to o.eclipse.wtp.whatever.
>
> We've seen multiple instances where a JBoss project moved to Eclipse,
> and we were able to support the IU rename using a p2.inf instruction.
>
> Here's what we did to rename from com.jboss.jbds to 
> com.jboss.devstudio:
>
> https://github.com/jbdevstudio/jbdevstudio-product/blob/jbosstools-4.2.x/features/com.jboss.devstudio.core.feature/p2.inf#L1-L5
>
> We've done similar with m2e-wtp, too.
>
> But of course it's simpler if we just build the plugin using the 
> future
> o.e.wtp name, and a lower version.
>
>
> On 05/19/2015 04:58 PM, Rob Stryker wrote:
>> Hi All:
>>
>> wtp-dev mailing list seems to indicate its a bit too late to get such 
>> a
>> contribution into Mars. They did suggest it might be reasonable for 
>> SR1.
>>
>> With that in mind, we should discuss how to go about getting this 
>> into
>> JBT for our Mars release, while still allowing it to be removed /
>> overridden by the eventual contribution to SR1.
>>
>> As of now, it seems the thing most important to discuss is naming of 
>> the
>> plugin, to ensure that the name we use matches with the WTP one. The
>> idea seems to be that if we release this plugin as 0.9.0 in JBT,  it 
>> can
>> be added to WTP for Mars SR1 with a higher version, thus replacing 
>> ours.
>>
>> The issue at wtp can be discussed here:
>> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=467604
>>
>>
>> @Nick:  Any ideas on whether this plan makes sense?
>
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/max
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