>> >would be a good idea to remove the DRLVM section from that page. I >> think >> >we >> >had discussed this before in a previous thread. What do you think? >> > >> [Nadya] well, I think if we neglect eclipse+drlvm at all, nobody would >> ever try it. I suggest that we keep the distribution of general vs. >> classlib specific, and hold a placeholder for drlvm... and hope :) > >IMHO, a placeholder is not necessary So you don't believe we shall have such a page one day? :)
Cheers, Nadya >-----Original Message----- >From: news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Egor Pasko >Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 2:50 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [jira] Commented: (HARMONY-2009) Brush up and update Eclipse- >related docs, make them user-friendly. > >On the 0x230 day of Apache Harmony Nadezhda Morozova wrote: >> Sian, >> Thanks for a prompt reply. See answers below. >> >> Cheers, >> Nadya >> >> >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: Sian January [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:51 PM >> >To: [email protected] >> >Subject: Re: [jira] Commented: (HARMONY-2009) Brush up and update >> Eclipse- >> >related docs, make them user-friendly. >> > >> >Hi Nadya, >> > >> >I'm replying to your comments on the dev list rather than in the JIRA >> >itself >> >(HARMONY-2009) as this seemed like a discussion. I have written >> >some responses inline, but I just wondered whether since there was no >> >response to the "Anybody tried DRLVM+Eclipse and can share?" thread if >> it >> >would be a good idea to remove the DRLVM section from that page. I >> think >> >we >> >had discussed this before in a previous thread. What do you think? >> > >> [Nadya] well, I think if we neglect eclipse+drlvm at all, nobody would >> ever try it. I suggest that we keep the distribution of general vs. >> classlib specific, and hold a placeholder for drlvm... and hope :) > >IMHO, a placeholder is not necessary > >> >Thanks, >> > >> >Sian >> > >> > >> > >> >On 28/11/06, Nadya Morozova (JIRA) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> [ >> >> http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY- >> >2009?page=comments#action_12454039] >> >> >> >> Nadya Morozova commented on HARMONY-2009: >> >> ----------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> some review comments. please don't take too seriously - negotiations >> >> welcome. >> >> >> >> - Introduction: 1st sentence is about harmony, 2nd - about classlib >> only. >> >> what about drlvm? an intro to the kind of info on drlvm development >> tips >> >> would be great. >> > >> > >> >I'm not sure how useful the DRLVM information is here (see above >> comments), >> >but if we do decide to keep it I agree that we should include an >> >introductory paragraph. >> [Nadya] ok, let's ask somebody else about it and see what they say. >> > >> > >> >- Prerequisites: (just curious) can there be people trying to work in >> >> eclipse but using something different from subclipse for svn >> >transactions? >> > >> > >> >Yes - there's another Eclipse plug-in called Subversive although I'm >> not >> >sure if anyone in the Harmony community has tried it. >> [Nadya] do you think we can change the text a bit to make a general >> statement and then a specific tool tip, like: >> "check out the source using the URL. If you're using subclipse, do blah >> - blah" >> > >> >- Prerequisites: you require a classlib build, though the page is >> supposed >> >> to be for classlib+drlvm >> >> - spelling: is it "pre-requisites" or "prerequisites"? check >> >> merriam-webster, they suggest one word. >> > >> > >> >Let's use "prerequisites" if that's the one in the dictionary >> [Nadya] ok >> > >> >- Configuring Eclipse: are all steps in this section classlib-specific? >> > >> > >> >Yes >> [Nadya] was just checking :) >> > >> >- Configuring Eclipse: some steps seemt to assume that the reader is >> using >> >> Windows? can we make the text OS neutral and separate OS specifics? >> > >> > >> >Yes - it would be good to make it clear that some of the steps are >> specific >> >to Windows. >> [Nadya] do you think you can write an update? I'm not a Linux user, so >> it's rather difficult for me to write an update. >> > >> >- Configuring Eclipse: please double-check formatting; sometimes, UI >> >> elements are in bold, at other times - monospace font; some UI >> elements >> >are >> >> in quotes, others not. sticking to one notation could help. bold with >> no >> >> quotes seems to be shorter and easy to decipher, but i don't insist >> :) >> > >> > >> >I agree >> > >> >- Configuring Eclipse: do you think we can separate Configuring Eclipse >> >> proper and, say, getting the source code (set up svn, check out, >> etc)? in >> >> the current list, steps 5-6 might as well be step 1 - right? can we >> have >> >two >> >> grouping? also, the info about checkout is exactly the same for drlvm >> and >> >> classlib except for slight differences in the path. perhaps, we can >> have >> >a >> >> section on Check Out Source Code. there, we could explain how to >> check >> >out >> >> using eclipse-related means and provide a link to some other webpage >> >> explaining other ways of check out and related problems (say, working >> >behind >> >> a firewall). >> > >> > >> >I think I would have to see what that looked like before commenting. >> It >> >does seem to make sense, but I'm not sure if it would be confusing to >> have >> >so many sections in the page. >> [Nadya] ok, we can have two versions and then compare. >> > >> >thanks, Nadya >> >> >> >> >> >> > Brush up and update Eclipse-related docs, make them user-friendly. >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> > >> >> > Key: HARMONY-2009 >> >> > URL: >> http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-2009 >> >> > Project: Harmony >> >> > Issue Type: Improvement >> >> > Components: Website/Documentation >> >> > Reporter: Svetlana Konovalova >> >> > Assigned To: Nadya Morozova >> >> > Attachments: dev_eclipse.patch, dev_eclipse_patch.txt, >> >> get-involved_patch.txt, H2009-deveclipse.patch >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > The documentation doesn't cover all aspects of work with Eclipse. >> Need >> >> to brush up and update Eclipse-related docs, make them user-friendly. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> This message is automatically generated by JIRA. >> >> - >> >> If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the >> administrators: >> >> http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa >> >> - >> >> For more information on JIRA, see: >> http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >-- >> >Sian January >> > >> >IBM Java Technology Centre, UK >> > >-- >Egor Pasko
