WTP 2017-10-26

WTP Development Status Meeting

Remember, any committer can add an agenda item. Typically, short announcements or news items go in the "Announcements" section at the beginning. Longer items or issues requiring discussion should go in the "Other business" section at end.

Announcements And Special Reports

Congratulations to Nitin for his (re)election as the WTP Source Editing project lead!

WTP Calendar

WTP Calendar Sync

For overall Oxygen dates, see the Simultaneous Release Calendar

Main Agenda Items

• Gerrit adoption - this is no longer optional! See bug 452549 for details
  • Primer for using Gerrit enabled repo's
  • Projects that need to migrate:
    • Incubator
    • Dali

Release news/planning

• Follow-on releases no longer called "Service Release" - now indicated by number (Oxygen.1)
  • More flexibility for new features in these releases.
  • WTP has been flexible for new enhancements in SR releases, but announced and PMC voted as appropriate

• Oxygen release planning

WTP 3.9.2: Oxygen.2

• WTP Releng is setting the Oxygen.2 build up still (branch/tagging issues switching back from the Oxygen.1a setup)
• Oxygen Schedule
• Some components still need to tag R3_9_1a (or equivalent)

3.9.2 Schedule

10/26 WTP Oxygen.2 Maintenance build

11/9 WTP Oxygen.2 RC1 (PMC +1 begins after declare)

11/16 WTP Oxygen.2 RC2 (PMC +1 still)

11/23 WTP Oxygen.2 RC3 (PMC +2 begins after declare)

11/30 WTP Oxygen.2 RC4 (PMC +3 begins after declare)

3.9.2 Builds

• Smoke Test

WTP 3.10.0: Schedule

• Once your git repository is tagged for Oxygen, you can start to contribute content for Photon to master

• Photon Schedule

10/26 3.10.0 M3 build

11/9 3.10.0 Integration build

11/23 "Thanksgiving" in U.S., so no smoketest

12/7 3.10.0 M4 build

3.10.0 Builds

• WTP Photon build broken still
• Smoke Test

WTP 3.10.0: Repo Re-org And Releng Redux

• Overall issue: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=525342
• (?) Maven 3.2.5 / toolchains.xml issue: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=472084

• Current repos:
  • https://wiki.eclipse.org/WTP_Gerrit_Access#Clone_a_repository_for_development (authenticated clone for use with Gerrit)
  • https://wiki.eclipse.org/WTP_Git_Workflows#Commandline_git_.28anonymous_read-only.29 (anon read-only clone)
  • https://wiki.eclipse.org/WTP_Git_Workflows#Clone_a_repo (online browsing)

Stalled Gerrit requests

The following requests have been sitting for more than 48hrs with no response, or have been reviewed but not merged. Help me help you!

• https://git.eclipse.org/r/#/c/110868/ - need this so we can build jsdt.doc as part of the releng.aggregator, which still uses Tycho 0.21 for now
• https://git.eclipse.org/r/#/c/110860/ - need this so we can build jsdt by itself in Hudson, independent of the releng.aggregator
• https://git.eclipse.org/r/110858/ - inject webtools nexus repos so parent pom can be resolved; by default build with Tycho 1.0 (even if parent pom still at a lower version)
• https://git.eclipse.org/r/110857 - add target/ and *.jar to .gitignore
• https://git.eclipse.org/r/110859 - inject webtools nexus repos so parent pom can be resolved; move webtools-common-site variable to parent pom
• https://git.eclipse.org/r/#/c/106240/ - add site/ folder to the jsdt reactor (opened Oct 4, still waiting for review)
• https://git.eclipse.org/r/#/c/110947/ and https://git.eclipse.org/r/#/c/110464/1 - Bug 526315 - remove unnecessary casts so we can build with Tycho 1.0
• https://git.eclipse.org/r/#/c/110464/ - remove unnecessary casts in webtools.ejb
• https://git.eclipse.org/r/#/c/104393/ - fix gitignores - NOTE: *SSE gerrit build broken, not sure why yet*
• https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=526334 support building webtools.dali w/ Tycho 0.21 (submitted Oct 21)

common

• Steps done: merge complete, build created (tests are run, jars are signed)
• Build / update site: https://hudson.eclipse.org/webtools/job/webtools-common_R3_10/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/site/target/repository/
• Tests: 232: https://hudson.eclipse.org/webtools/job/webtools-common_R3_10/lastSuccessfulBuild/testReport/
• gerrit job: https://hudson.eclipse.org/webtools/job/common-gerrit/
• Blocked? NO
• BZ(s):
  • https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=518083: DONE
  • https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=519716 - move org.eclipse.jst.common.ui from common to javaee: DONE
  • https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=526015 - remove obsolete submodules from releng.aggregator: DONE
• TODO:
  • cleanup sourceTemplate folders ( https://git.eclipse.org/r/105965 ) - waiting for 4 weeks to be reviewed and merged
  • migrate to Tycho 1.0

servertools

• Steps done: merge complete, build created (tests are run, jars are signed)
• Build / update site: https://hudson.eclipse.org/webtools/job/webtools-servertools_R3_10/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/site/target/repository/
• Tests: 235: https://hudson.eclipse.org/webtools/job/webtools-servertools_R3_10/lastSuccessfulBuild/testReport/
• Blocked? YES. Releng.aggregator is red: https://hudson.eclipse.org/webtools/view/webtools_R3_10/job/WTP-R3_10_Integration/
• BZ(s):
  • fix releng.aggregator build to run with Tycho 0.21.0 (and later): DONE
  • remove obsolete submodules from releng.aggregator: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=519780: DONE
• TODO:
  • cleanup sourceTemplate folders
  • migrate to Tycho 1.0

sourcediting

• Steps done: circular dependency to/from sourceediting resolved; EMO approved, merge script being worked on
• Build / update site: TBD
• Not blocked. Ready to ask webmaster to run script to merge 5 repos once we're satisfied with it
• BZ(s):
  • https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=520044: PMC/EMO approved; time to actually DO the work!
  • https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=519774: DONE: circular dependency resolved w/ jsdt
• TODO:
  • verify tests run
  • cleanup sourceTemplate folders
  • migrate to Tycho 1.0

jsdt

• Steps done: decoupling / circular deps resolved
• Build / update site: TBD
• Blocked? YES - doc fails to build with Tycho 0.21, but works with later builds due to this change to switch to a new config param (old one deprecated):

  -    <applicationsArgs>-consolelog -debug -application org.eclipse.ant.core.antRunner -quiet -buildfile buildDoc.xml</applicationsArgs>
  +    <appArgLine>-consolelog -debug -application org.eclipse.ant.core.antRunner -quiet -buildfile buildDoc.xml</appArgLine>

• BZ(s):
  • • https://git.eclipse.org/r/110778 & https://git.eclipse.org/r/110779/
• TODO:
  • fix docs / ensure they build w/ Tycho 0.21, or ensure all other projects can use >=0.22
  • verify tests run
  • cleanup sourceTemplate folders
  • migrate to Tycho 1.0

javaee/ejb

• Steps done: merge planned but blocked. Patch suggested but solution is incomplete.
• Build / update site: TBD
• Blocked? YES: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=519716, https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=526303, https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=526315
• BZ(s):
  • https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=519716 - move org.eclipse.jst.common.ui from common to javaee: DONE (?)
  • https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=526303 - clean up javaee to support compilation w/ Tycho 1.0
  • https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=526315 - clean up ejb to support compilation w/ Tycho 1.0
  • https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=519793 - Break circular deps between webservices and jeetools - initial Sep 28 PR incomplete (only covered core, not UI); blocked waiting for followup PR
• TODO:
  • complete merge plan / decouple circular deps
  • script merge, apply merge
  • verify tests run
  • cleanup sourceTemplate folders
  • migrate to Tycho 1.0

dali

• Blocked by above merges/builds
• currently prevents releng.aggregator from being built due to org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.tests, which should be skipped with -DskipWithIssues=true
• See also Bug 526334 - ignore vestigial project settings which appear in Eclipse but are ignored by Tycho, like API access restrictions
• TODO:
  • ensure all projects use gerrit and can be fetched via gerrit URL - dali appears to NOT work via git clone ssh://${GITUSER}@git.eclipse.org:29418/dali/webtools.dali.git
  • https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=526334 - ensure Dali can build with Tycho 1.0
  • (?) complete merge plan / decouple circular deps; script merge, apply merge
  • verify tests run
  • cleanup sourceTemplate folders
  • migrate to Tycho 1.0

webservices

• Blocked by above merges/builds
• TODO:
  • https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=526333 - ensure Webservices can build with Tycho 1.0
  • (?) complete merge plan / decouple circular deps; script merge, apply merge
  • verify tests run
  • cleanup sourceTemplate folders
  • migrate to Tycho 1.0

jsf

• Blocked by above merges/builds
• TODO:
  • (?) complete merge plan / decouple circular deps; script merge, apply merge
  • verify tests run
  • cleanup sourceTemplate folders
  • migrate to Tycho 1.0

Bug and Feature Highlights

Focus on Quality

• Improve:

• Major or higher severity bugs by project (This week - 182)

• Targeted to Future (candidates for severity downgrade?) (Total - 73)

• Triage:

• Untargeted bugs and enhancements with patches attached over 7 days old (This week - 70)
• Untargeted severity "Major" and higher bugs opened over 7 days ago (This week - 105)
• Options:

• Target to a specific release or "future" if planning to fix but not in the next release
• Adjust severity as appropriate

Release Bug Review

Oxygen.2 targeted bugs

Blockers, Hot-Bugs, Hot-Features

Blocker and Critical

Hotbugs

Hotfeatures

Hotfeatures - triaged with helpwanted

Project scrum section

• Each project answers
  • What are you working on?
  • What are you planning for next week?

WTP Source Editing

• Resolved:
  • Book keeping bug 526433 for wst.web features

• In progress/coming up:
  • Involved with Facelet encoding detection 344283
  • Will branch for R3_9_maintenance once repositories are merged and clean builds resumed
  • New (old?) Lead?

Web Services Tools

• This week: 526333 (Nick)

Other business - Long term tracking items

• Automated Error report logging - Now in JavaEE EPP
  • We need more WTP participation (triaging / fixing / coordinating / watching)
  • Dashboard
  • Incident reports
  • JST Problems Query

• CBI -
  • All open CBI bugs
  • Eclipse Common Build Infrastructure home

References

Also, see

• WTP Git Usage/Discussion page

• New Help for Old Friends

• Provisional API

Luna release retrospective

Standard Format Plans

WTP 3.7.x maintenance release plan

how/when to branch code?

IP Logs selector

See also the WTP Meeting Archive-Reference Page.