Not sure what else you need, but +1 from me, as well. --Mark
> 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 > _______________________________________________ tools-discuss mailing list tools-discuss@opensolaris.org
