Stephen Lau wrote: > Thomas Preisler wrote: >> Hello, >> >> We would like to create a new OpenSolaris project called "OpenSolaris >> Explorer" aimed at students and others wanting to explore and learn the ON >> sources. The project description is below. My understanding is we need a >> sponsor from an existing OpenSolaris community to get started and the Tools >> community seems like a relevant sponsor. Are you interested? >> >> >> OpenSolaris Explorer project. >> >> The OpenSolaris Explorer project enables users to use the powerful NetBeans >> IDE with the ON sources by creating more than 1000 ready-to-use NetBeans >> projects. The OpenSolaris Explorer project is aimed at students and others >> wanting to learn and explorer the ON sources. The NetBeans projects enable a >> user to browse and navigate the ON sources with all the power of an IDE like >> hyperlink navigation, class browser, call graphs, etc. The projects also >> enables a user to seamlessly integrate third-party software like drivers >> with the ON sources. Building, running, and debugging ON components will >> also be supported. >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> Thomas Preisler >> >> > +1 to the general idea from me. I've a few comments: > > * Could the name be scoped more specifically? "OpenSolaris" is already > confusing given it applies to all of the various source bases, as well > as the binary distribution now. While not as catchy, something that > conveys the general idea that this is an OpenSolaris Kernel/Core > Explorer or something helps avoid some of the confusion. > * Not sure if your goals/objectives were in priority order, but > browsing/navigating the source doesn't seem like it should be the > immediate goal given that OpenGrok already fulfills that objective quite > well. Building drivers seems more interesting, as does building and > debugging ON components. > > cheers, > steve > The OpenSolaris Explorer works only with the ON sources in it's current implementation but the feature is not really limited to these sources. It can easily be extended to deal with some or all of the other consolidations. So I guess the name is OK? Or can you suggest a more descriptive project name that eventually covers all of OpenSolaris?
Browsing using the IDE is the focus of the first phase but building, running, and debugging commands also do work and will come later. The navigation features of the IDE are more powerful than what OpenGrok offers. You see the real power of using the IDE when you for instance hook up a third-party project (a driver for instance) with the ON libraries and the kernel in the IDE and use features like hyperlink navigation an code completion to seamlessly navigate forth and back between your own source code and the source code in libraries and the kernel. It works very well when developing third-party software. --thomas _______________________________________________ tools-discuss mailing list tools-discuss@opensolaris.org
