NetBeans Weekly News - Issue #56

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Issue #56 - Mar 11, 2002
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Builds:

This week's Q-build (#200203080100) was not promoted 
due to some serious P1 issues, the most serious one was
found in VCS generic support.
You can find more information about the Q-build:
<http://qa.netbeans.org/q-builds/Q-build-report-200203080100.html>
Information about Q-build program in general can be found:
<http://qa.netbeans.org/processes/q-builds-program.html>


Contributions:

* Module jellytools
The new module jellytools supports automated GUI testing 
of NetBeans. It's based on recently contributed module Jemmy.
Module homepage:
<http://jellytools.netbeans.org/index.html>
Contribution announcement on nbdev:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=274455&listName=nbdev <http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=274455&listName=nbdev>>

* CVS client library's jars
You can download latest development jars as well as stable
NetBeans 3.3.1 version of cvs client library, that implements
cvs client purely in java.
<http://javacvs.netbeans.org/servlets/ProjectDownloadList>

* AWT component support prototype
Module Jemmy now supports AWT components, it's available 
on "awt-branch" branch.


Discussions:

* NetBeans board elections!
NetBeans community will vote for new board representatives.
Feel free to nominate person who you respect and you think
that understands NetBeans Community and Open Source Project.
See announcement from George Dvorak:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=273454&listName=nbdiscuss <http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=273454&listName=nbdiscuss>>
To learn more about current NetBeans board visit:
<http://www.netbeans.org/who-board.html>

* How to plan for NetBeans 3.4
Yarda Tulach sumarized how to write plans for NetBeans 3.4. 
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=273582&listName=nbdev <http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=273582&listName=nbdev>>
See discussion:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbdev&by=thread&from=10484 <http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbdev&by=thread&from=10484>>

* Update regarding 3.4 planning, schedule
Evan Adams updated Sun's plans for contributions 
to the 3.4 releases:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=274960&listName=nbdev <http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=274960&listName=nbdev>>
And also he proposed 3.4 schedule:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=274961&listName=nbdev <http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=274961&listName=nbdev>>

* Use JDK 1.4 for building NetBeans - summary
Tor Norbye sumarized discussion about how to live with
and build NetBeans using JDK 1.3 and 1.4 together.
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=273807&listName=nbdev <http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=273807&listName=nbdev>>
See whole thread:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbdev&by=subject&from=126880 <http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbdev&by=subject&from=126880>>

* Small core & JNDI
Modularize JNDI implementation or not? Yarda started discussion
about this topic on nbdev.
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=274035&listName=nbdev <http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=274035&listName=nbdev>>.
This discussion finally ended up by filing P1 enhancement
by Trung:
<http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=21275>

* Generic VCS profiles refactoring finished
Refactoring of VCS profiles finished, all VCS profiles 
are now separate modules:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=274822&listName=nbdev <http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=274822&listName=nbdev>>

* Defect or enhancement
Svata Dedic initiate a discussion with important 
"philosophical" topic - is the issue bug or enhancement?
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=275166&listName=nbdev <http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=275166&listName=nbdev>>

* VCS File Merge UI Specification
UI specification for VCS file merge was published
by Filip Rachunek:
<http://diff.netbeans.org/uispec/FileMergeUISpec.html>
Further discussion about the spec:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbui&by=thread&from=10575 <http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbui&by=thread&from=10575>>

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