On the 0x21C day of Apache Harmony Sian January wrote: > Hello again, > > I have had a closer look at the "Developing Apache Harmony Class-library > Code with Eclipse" page, and I have noticed that the "Configuring Eclipse" > and "Develop and Test Code" sections are quite class-library specific. > Would it be better to leave those sections as they are and add a "Developing > DRLVM with Eclipse" section on the same page?
To the moment I am not aware of anybody who would use Eclipse for DRLVM development. So, it's too early to add a page like this. > Thanks, > > Sian > > > > On 07/11/06, Konovalova, Svetlana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Sian, > > Sorry for delay in response. > > >I'd like to help with documentation but I don't want to duplicate any > > work > > >that you are in the middle of, so let me know if there's anything > > specific >I can do... > > Thanks for your desire to help! > > Well, let's work at the page "Developing Apache Harmony Class-library > > Code with Eclipse" > > [http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/subcomponents/classlibrary/dev_ecli > > pse.html] first, if you do not mind. > > AFAIK the majority of items on the page can equally apply to DRLVM and > > classlib. IMHO would be great to edit the page to remove unnecessary > > focus on classlib, to make the page equally relevant for vm developers. > > To my mind, the introductory sections should be removed, as they are > > about generalities that do not always relate to the header of the page. > > Could you please take a close look at the page and create the patch to > > improve the content and to remove all classlib-specific info? You can > > use Harmony-2009 for it. It would be a great impact into development of > > the site documentation for sure! If you need my help, just let me know. > > The second idea is to move the page up, not to store it in > > subcomponents/classlib. To make it easily accessible, we can store it in > > top xdocs folder and link to the page from documentation.html, quick > > helps and other build-development web pages. > > If you do not have any objections, I can create a patch with the > > necessary links. > > What do you think? > > > > Best regards, > > Sveta > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sian January [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 2:23 PM > > To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org > > Subject: Re: [build] Building on Eclipse - FYI > > > > Hi Sveta, > > > > Thanks for all your work on this. I think you're right about the > > Eclipse > > information - I think most of it is fairly generic and it would be good > > to > > have it in the "Project Documentation" section. I believe the new > > details > > about the ecj jar and the PDE-related settings are classlib-specific (- > > Dpde.jreProfile=none etc), but that could probably be mentioned in the > > document. > > > > I'd like to help with documentation but I don't want to duplicate any > > work > > that you are in the middle of, so let me know if there's anything > > specific I > > can do, or if you're nearly finished then I can leave this area to you > > and > > get involved in the future. > > > > Regards, > > > > Sian > > > > On 31/10/06, Konovalova, Svetlana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Sian, > > > > > > Thank you so much for your positive feedback and appreciating the > > page. > > > > > > This page is only related to classlib. But IMHO many of the things are > > > pretty generic, and with minimal edits can be fit > > > for VM as well. I suggest that we move this doc up to make it more > > > visible and edit it so as to apply to the whole project, rather than > > to > > > classlib only. To my mind, the "Project Documentation" section is a > > good > > > place > > > for this doc > > > > > [http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/documentation/documentation.html]. > > > > > > How about that? > > > > > > As for the "GS with DRLVM" doc, it needs an update, and can be > > abridged > > > to reduce purely eclipse-oriented content. We can remove unnecessary > > > screenshots as well. > > > > > > Feel free to take an active part in updating the doc, if you have time > > > and desire :) > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Sveta > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Sian January [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 8:14 PM > > > To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org > > > Subject: Re: [build] Building on Eclipse - FYI > > > > > > Hi Sveta, > > > > > > Thanks for doing that - I have had a look through your patch and it > > > looks > > > really good. > > > > > > Your suggestions for changes to the DRLVM document look good too. I > > > couldn't really find any good links for getting started with Java > > > programming in Eclipse on their website, the only thing that came > > close > > > was > > > this - http://help.eclipse.org/help32/index.jsp, which has some > > getting > > > started tutorials within the page. There might be some better > > articles > > > out > > > there on other sites though, or we could just direct people to the > > help > > > system or 'cheat sheets' within their Eclipse installation. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Sian > > > > > > -- > Sian January > > IBM Java Technology Centre, UK -- Egor Pasko
