Difference between revisions of "DSDP/MTJ/Post 0.9"

Revision as of 11:25, 22 September 2008

Current MTJ

• Release 0.9 on 08/oct./08
• All EclipseME feature + enhancements & bug fixes
• Build against Europa (tested on Europa and Ganymede)

MTJ future objective

   1 - Join galileo train (we have to join the train up to Galileo M4 - December/January)
       - use galileo specific features, such as JDT preprocessing (?)
   2 - Enhance the preprocessor support
   3 - Re-factor MTJ code to define a MTJ API (new APIs)
       - focus on build process
       - enable support to non-midp2 sdks (rim, midp3, cdc, etc.)
   4 - External library support (new apis): select external libraries that will be included with one specific project
   5 - Gui builder: SVG, LCDUI gui builder. MIDP flow execution
   6 - Fix and improve 0.9 code

Planning options

• Option 1: 0.9.1 release until the end of 2008 with new features

   - Keep single development branch
   - MTJ 0.9.1 release until the end of the year
       - keep support to Europa / Ganymede
       - bug fix
       - some new features
           - need to close this scope
       - some new new APIs (not sure if this is a good idea)
   - Join eclipse Galileo train on M4
   pros.:
       - MTJ users will be able to use new features before eclipse Galileo release
       - Objectives 2 and 6 are ok. objective 1 is ok, but with possible code rework
       - Other objectives might be ok, if we agree to add / change APIs
       - 0.9.1 release will have new features and run on Europa / Galileo
       - We will probably open a branch to do 0.9.2, 0.9.3 release only with bug fixes. new features only with Galileo release.
   cons.:
       - Might rework some code that will be on galileo (such as preprocessing)

• Option 2: 1.0 release until the end of 2008 with new features

   - Keep single branch
   - MTJ 1.0 release until the end of the year (or January) (are we ready to graduate?)
       - keep support to Europa / Ganymede
       - bug fix
       - some new features
           - need to close this scope
       - new APIs
   - Join eclipse Galileo train on M4
       - MTJ 1.1 release with the train (need to define scope)
   pros.:
       - similar to option 1, but we would be ok to add / remove apis
   cons.:
       - not sure if we are ready to graduate

• Option 3: 0.9.X releases after 0.9 only with bug fix

   - Open a separate branch to do bug fix
   - Keep doing 0.9.x release on this branch only with bug fixes
   - Join eclipse Galileo train on November and focus on 1.0 release on jun 2009
   pros.:
       - focus on improving the code and use Galileo specific features
   cons.:
       - MTJ users will need to wait until jun 2009 for new features
       - 1.0 will be specific to Galileo (no Europa/Ganymede support)

Main questions to answer

   - When should we join the train? we have up to the end of December/08
   - After MTJ join the train:
       - Will MTJ only run with Galileo?
       - Or should we keep the code base compliant with Ganymede? (don't use Galileo specific features)
       - Or should we have another version that is Europa/Ganymede compliant? (possible if we open a separated branch)
   - When MTJ is ready to graduate?
   - If we are not ready, are we ok to add /remove APIs on a 0.9.x release? (should we?)
   - When should we do a 0.9.X release? what is the scope of it?