Thanks Cesare for the usefull infos. I've just finished setting up the development evnironment for Gvsig 1.11, so you can guess my decision :) This version will help me to dig into the Gvsig API world, then I'll face the migration issues (if necessary).
Cheers, Giovanni 2011/5/30 Cèsar Ordiñana <[email protected]> > El 23/05/11 12:54, G. Allegri escribió: > > I'm evaluating the possibility to develop an extension for gvsig. It > > will take a while to be completed so I was wondering wether to > > implement it on the actual release (gvsig 1.11) or the next one... > > 1.12, or 2? > > I know that many changes and improvements are being made to the > > extensions mechanism, and in general to the various APIs. Some of them > > have been merged, but I don't know the APIs enough yet to easily > > understand if my extension would be affected by the changes in the > > next future. > > Could you help me to resume the status of the cahnges going on and if > > there is a release rodmap for gvisg 2? In short, should I work on 1.11 > > or 2 APIs? > > Thanks, > > Giovanni > > Hi Giovanni, > > gvSIG 2.0 has just started the stabilization process, and our plan is to > release it in september. The APIs have been freezed since some time ago, > so you can develep with it now if you can wait to september, your plugin > should not be affected by API changes in the meanwhile. > > If you can't wait or need any of the plugins that won't be initially > available when gvSIG 2.0 is released, you can develop for the 1.11 > version. It also should not be affected when the 1.12 becomes available, > as only corrections and new functionalities are allowed, not API changes > (unless absolutely needed). > > If you work with the 1.x APIs, you will have to make changes if you > migrate it to the 2.0. How many will depend on which APIs you use, for > example data access and persistence are new, but user interface related > ones haven't changed much. If you already plan to do so, we have made a > list of things to help in the migration: > > > http://www.gvsig.org/web/projects/gvsig-desktop/docs/devel/gvsig-devel-guide/2.0.0/howto-migrate-projects-to-gvsig-2-0 > > I would like to invite anyone who is or will migrate a plugin to gvSIG > 2.0 to share with us any instructions or tips he has used in the process > so we can enrich the migration document. > > Regards. > > -- > Cèsar Ordiñana Navarro > gvSIG software architect > DiSiD Technologies (http://www.disid.com) > > > _______________________________________________ > Gvsig_internacional mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserv.gva.es/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gvsig_internacional >
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