Hi All,
With https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7906 "Have a Gradle build file for the cmssite component" Pierre Smits suggests to put back the jars
needed by the Webhelp .
We already discussed lengthy about Webhelp solution and I know some persons are
not for it, at least as it's currently integrated in OFBiz.
Within https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-6644 "Webhelp umbrella task" Sharan said 4 days ago "I'd like to look at the Webhelp again in
relation to the new trunk with Gradle to see how it could be incorporated."
I also know that the Nereides team (Nicolas and Gil are among them) has a beside solution (called addon) based on the Webhelp work. There is also a
Webhelp branch https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ofbiz/branches/webhelp-2012-12-07 .
So I'd like to know what are the opinions of the community members about this
subject. Should we?
1) Keep the Webhelp as is in OFBiz, improve and really use it (so begin by
applying OFBIZ-7906 patch)
2) Put the Webhelp in a (next coming) plugin component (ie out of the cmssite component). This would release the dependency to the cmssite component
but I fear this needs more work but I'd need confirmation from the Nereides team.
3) Drop the Webhelp
I hope nobody is for the point 3, because I remember the hard work we did with Tom (Burns) and the current help is ugly compared with what the Webhelp
can deliver (ie more than what we saw already which was already a great achievement IMO)
Thanks in advance for your feedback
Jacques
