release-notes/devel/en_US Devel.xml,1.8,1.9
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Sat Sep 15 17:42:56 UTC 2007
Author: pfrields
Update of /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv17517
Modified Files:
Devel.xml
Log Message:
Import changes from wiki for F8
Index: Devel.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Devel.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.8
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9
--- Devel.xml 18 May 2007 00:40:19 -0000 1.8
+++ Devel.xml 15 Sep 2007 17:42:54 -0000 1.9
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
<section id="sn-GCC-Compiler-Collection">
<title>GCC Compiler Collection</title>
<para>
- This release of Fedora has been built with GCC 4.1, which is
+ This release of Fedora has been built with GCC 4.1.2, which is
included with the distribution.
</para>
<!--
@@ -60,131 +60,105 @@
<title>Eclipse</title>
<para>
This release of Fedora includes Fedora Eclipse, based on the
- Eclipse SDK version 3.2.2 (<ulink
- url='http://www.eclipse.org'>http://www.eclipse.org</ulink>).
- The "New and Noteworthy" page for the 3.2.x series of releases
- can be accessed at <ulink
- url='http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.2-200606291905/new_noteworthy/eclipse-news.html'>http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.2-200606291905/new_noteworthy/eclipse-news.html</ulink>.
- Release notes specific to 3.2.2 are available at <ulink
- url='http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/development/readme_eclipse_3.2.2.html'>http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/development/readme_eclipse_3.2.2.html</ulink>.
+ <ulink url='http://www.eclipse.org'>Eclipse</ulink> SDK version
+ 3.3.0. You can read the "New and Noteworthy" page for the 3.3.x
+ series of releases can be accessed at <ulink
+ url='http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.3-2007-06251500/whatsnew/eclipse-news.html'>http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.3-2007-06251500/whatsnew/eclipse-news.html</ulink>.
+ Release notes specific to 3.3.0 are available at <ulink
+ url='http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/development/readme_eclipse_3.3.html'>http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/development/readme_eclipse_3.3.html</ulink>.
</para>
<para>
The Eclipse SDK is known variously as "the Eclipse Platform,"
"the Eclipse IDE," and "Eclipse." The Eclipse SDK is the
- foundation for the combined release of ten Eclipse projects
- under the Callisto combined release umbrella (<ulink
- url='http://www.eclipse.org/callisto'>http://www.eclipse.org/callisto</ulink>).
- A few of these Callisto projects are included in Fedora: CDT
- (<ulink
- url='http://www.eclipse.org/cdt'>http://www.eclipse.org/cdt</ulink>,
- for C/C++ development, EMF (<ulink
- url='http://www.eclipse.org/emf'>http://www.eclipse.org/emf</ulink>)
- the Eclipse Modeling Framework, and GEF (<ulink
- url='http://www.eclipse.org/gef'>http://www.eclipse.org/gef</ulink>),
- the Graphical Editing Framework.
- </para>
- <para>
- Many third-party Eclipse projects are also available, including
- Subclipse (<ulink
- url='http://subclipse.tigris.org/'>http://subclipse.tigris.org/</ulink>)
- for integrating Subversion version control, <ulink
- url='/wiki/PyDev'>PyDev</ulink> (<ulink
- url='http://pydev.sf.net'>http://pydev.sf.net</ulink>) for
- developing in Python, and PHPeclipse (<ulink
- url='http://www.phpeclipse.de/'>http://www.phpeclipse.de/</ulink>)
- for developing in PHP. Mylar (<ulink
- url='http://eclipse.org/mylar'>http://eclipse.org/mylar</ulink>),
- a task-focused UI for Eclipse, is also available in Fedora with
- task connectors for Bugzilla and Trac. It was not part of
- Callisto but will be part of the forthcoming Europa combined
- Eclipse release.
- </para>
- <para>
- Assistance in getting more projects packaged and tested with GCJ
- is always welcome. Contact the interested parties through
- fedora-devel-java-list (<ulink
- url='http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-java-list/'>http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-java-list/</ulink>)
- and/or #fedora-java on freenode.
- </para>
- <para>
- Fedora also includes plugins and features that are particularly
- useful to FLOSS hackers, ChangeLog editing with
- <package>eclipse-changelog</package>, and Bugzilla interaction
- with <package>eclipse-mylar-bugzilla</package>. Our CDT package
- also includes the work-in-progress GNU Autotools plugin. This
- plugin allows end-users to use Eclipse to build and maintain
- C/C++ projects that use GNU autotools. Enhancements to the CDT
- include:
+ foundation for the combined release of twenty-one Eclipse
+ projects under the Callisto combined release umbrella (<ulink
+ url='http://www.eclipse.org/europa'>http://www.eclipse.org/europa</ulink>).
+ A few of these Europa projects are included in Fedora:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>
- Performing configuration prior to build
- </para>
+ <para> CDT (<ulink
+ url='http://www.eclipse.org/cdt'>http://www.eclipse.org/cdt</ulink>,
+ for C/C++ development;</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- Special editors for
- <package>autoconf</package>/<package>automake</package>
- input files
- </para>
+ <para>GEF (<ulink
+ url='http://www.eclipse.org/gef'>http://www.eclipse.org/gef</ulink>),
+ the Graphical Editing Framework; and</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- Special help for <package>autoconf</package> macros
- </para>
+ <para>Mylyn (<ulink
+ url="http://www.eclipse.org/mylyn">http://www.eclipse.org/mylyn</ulink>),
+ a task-focused UI for Eclipse, along with task connectors for
+ Bugzilla and Trac.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>Other Eclipse projects available in Fedora include:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Subclipse (<ulink
+ url='http://subclipse.tigris.org/'>http://subclipse.tigris.org/</ulink>),
+ for integrating Subversion version control;</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- Hover help for C library functions
- </para>
+ <para>PyDev (<ulink
+ url='http://pydev.sf.net'>http://pydev.sf.net</ulink>),
+ for developing in Python; and</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- A special console for configuration
- </para>
+ <para>PHPeclipse (<ulink
+ url='http://www.phpeclipse.de/'>http://www.phpeclipse.de/</ulink>),
+ for developing in PHP.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
+ Assistance in getting more projects packaged and tested with GCJ
+ is always welcome. Contact the interested parties through
+ fedora-devel-java-list (<ulink
+ url='http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-java-list/'>http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-java-list/</ulink>)
+ and/or #fedora-java on freenode.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Fedora also includes plugins and features that are particularly
+ useful to FLOSS hackers, ChangeLog editing with
+ <package>eclipse-changelog</package>, and Bugzilla interaction
+ with <package>eclipse-mylyn-bugzilla</package>. Our CDT package,
+ <package>eclipse-cdt</package>, includes a snapshot release of
+ work to integrate with the GNU Autotools.
+ </para>
+ <para>
The latest information regarding these projects can be found at
the Fedora Eclipse Project page: <ulink
url='http://sourceware.org/eclipse/'>http://sourceware.org/eclipse/</ulink>.
</para>
- <para>
- This release includes 21 language packs for the Eclipse SDK.
- Each language is packed into a separate package, such as
- <package>eclipse-sdk-nls-ko</package> for the Korean
- translation.
- </para>
<section id="sn-Eclipse-nonpkg">
<title>Non-packaged Plugins/Features</title>
<para>
- Fedora Eclipse contains a patch to allow non-<systemitem
+ Fedora Eclipse allows non-<systemitem
class="username">root</systemitem> users to make use of the
Update Manager functionality for installing non-packaged
plugins and features. Such plugins are installed in the user's
- home directory under the <code>.eclipse</code> directory.
- Please note, however, that these plugins do not have
- associated GCJ-compiled bits and may therefore run slower than
- expected.
+ home directory under the <filename
+ class="directory">.eclipse</filename> directory. Please
+ note, however, that these plugins do not have associated
+ GCJ-compiled bits and may therefore run slower than expected.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Alternative-JREs">
<title>Alternative Java Runtime Environments</title>
<para>
- The Fedora free JRE does not satisfy every user, so Fedora
- does allow the installation of alternative JREs. A caveat
- exists, however, for installing proprietary JREs on 64-bit
- machines.
+ The Fedora free JREs do not satisfy every user, so Fedora does
+ allow the installation of alternative JREs. A caveat exists,
+ however, for installing proprietary JREs on 64-bit machines.
</para>
<para>
The 64-bit JNI libraries shipped by default on x86_64 systems
- in Fedora do not run on 32-bit proprietary JREs. In other
- words, do not try to run Fedora's x86_64 Eclipse packages on
- Sun's 32-bit JRE. They fail in confusing ways. Either switch
- to a 64-bit proprietary JRE, or install the 32-bit version of
- the packages, if available. To install a 32-bit version, use
- the following command:
+ in Fedora do not run on 32-bit JREs. In other words, do not
+ try to run Fedora's x86_64 Eclipse packages on Sun's 32-bit
+ JRE. They fail in confusing ways. Either switch to a 64-bit
+ proprietary JRE, or install the 32-bit version of the
+ packages, if available. To install a 32-bit version, use the
+ following command:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[yum install <package_name>.i386 ]]></screen>
<para>
@@ -194,20 +168,6 @@
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[yum install <package_name>.ppc64 ]]></screen>
</section>
- <section id="sn-Europa-Eclipse">
- <title>Europa/Eclipse 3.3</title>
- <para>
- In June 2007, the Eclipse community is releasing the Europa
- combined release of an assortment of plugins and features.
- This will be based on and include version 3.3 of the Eclipse
- SDK. This is a major change and because of that, Fedora
- Eclipse is not going to be re-basing on Europa until Fedora 8.
- This means that versions of Eclipse-based applications
- included in Fedora such as RSSOwl and Azureus may lag upstream
- releases if they require features only available in Eclipse
- 3.3.
- </para>
- </section>
</section>
</section>
</section>
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