Re: [eclipsefp-develop] small bits and pieces

[Thiago A. <thi...@gm...>]

On 8/14/06, Imam Tashdid ul Alam <uch...@ya...> wrote:
> wow. no actually I don't know much, just exploring.
> for one, I don't understand the plug-in API,

That's where everybody starts. I myself didn't understand the Eclipse
plug-in API very much before getting into this project. I had done
some basic stuff before, but now I know that I was barely scratching
the surface by that time. I certainly don't know everything that I
would like to know about it by now, but I am learning.

I am sure you'll enjoy the learning too.

> I
> downloaded the code for EclipseFP to learn it ;)

That's exactly where I started too. :-)

> yes I would like to undertake the quest (of course),
> so is it Okay if I keep posting annoying questions
> about how to actually do it?

Sure. Please feel completely home.

> for example, CVS confuses me and I don't think I have
> permission to submit changes (I shouldn't be allowed
> right now, right?) so how exactly do I submit patches
> and where does it get integrated?

We actually aren't using CVS for version control (although it is more
or less the standard inside Eclipse.org at least). We use Darcs
instead. You may have stumbled across it during your Haskell
adventures. In case you didn't, it is a distributed version control
system. You can find more info about it on the homepage:

http://www.darcs.net

You'll find links for a mailing list and a wiki there. After you get
Darcs, you'll be able to download our source code from the central
repo. You'll just need to do

darcs get --partial http://eclipsefp.sourceforge.net/repos/trunk

and you'll be all set. Remember the --partial flag. It is very
important if you don't want to wait a lot for the download.

You can prepare a patch bundle by using `darcs send'. Have a look at
the manual for the details. Just send me the resulting file and I will
merge your changes into the main repo.

This message is already getting pretty long, but after you manage to
make a patch bundle, I will tell you about our tests and how I am
using them to keep the code up-to-date.

Keep the questions coming.

Best regards,

Thiago Arrais