Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote: >[...] > > See, I'm hoping for something a tad different : > > 1) For building : process() (and revert() for fun) for cmd line use for > the build scripts, so we just do >... > > 2) For development : IDE plugin where > > a) I can tell plugin that my project def/configuration is whatever, > it using metadata in a file, only consider the code that is > defined (or not excluded - whatever is easier) > > b) I can tell plugin to look at X, know that I want > "java5" and in situ, it shows me what Z would look like. > I edit this, but I'm really editing X. And I want to > be sure, I push a button or have a split screen that > shows me what X really looks like. > > I can edit in X, or in "virtual Z", or both at the same > time, as I'm just really editing X.
I have nothing against this! But, we have to make sure: 1- we don't lose the "communication" aspect of telling developers about parrallel development. 2- we have a robust "language" design; this is best achieved by first building the command-line based tool, then extend it into a full-blown Eclipse plugin... :-) Etienne -- Etienne M. Gagnon, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] President http://www.sablevm.org/ J-Meg inc. http://www.sablecc.org/ -- Etienne M. Gagnon, Ph.D. http://www.info2.uqam.ca/~egagnon/ SableVM: http://www.sablevm.org/ SableCC: http://www.sablecc.org/
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