CFV: New Project: Code Tools

[Andrew Hughes]

----- Original Message -----
> ----- Original Message -----
> > I hereby propose the creation of the Code Tools Project[1] with
> > Jon Gibbons as the Lead and the Compiler Group as the sponsoring
> > Group(s).
> > 
> > The goal of the Code Tools Project will be to provide tools of use
> > to
> > OpenJDK developers while working on the OpenJDK code base.
> > Such tools currently include test tools and Mercurial extensions;
> > it is envisaged that additional tools will be added over time,
> > after discussion on the Project's main mailing list, and subject
> > to the Project Lead's approval.
> > 
> > There are a number of initial candidates for inclusion in such a
> > Project.
> > 
> > * jtreg
> >        jtreg is the regression test harness for the OpenJDK
> >        platform.
> >        It is currently just available via source bundles [2].
> > 
> > * jtharness
> >        jtharness is the test framework underlying jtreg [3].
> > 
> > * sigtest
> >        sigtest is a set of utilities relating to API signature
> >        checking [4].
> > 
> > * the Mercurial "jcheck" extension
> >        jcheck provides simple validity checks on the contents of a
> >        changeset
> > 
> > Jon has long been involved in the tools aspects of testing JDK.
> > He designed the original JavaTest harness, underlying both JCK
> > and jtreg.  Since joining the JDK LangTools team, he has led the
> > way in improving the reliability of test runs, both by improving
> > tests and/or the jtreg test harness.
> > 
> > The suggested sets of initial reviewers and committers are based
> > upon the contributors to the initial set of tools listed above.
> > 
> > The suggested initial set of Reviewers is:
> > 
> >      Mark Reinhold
> >      John Coomes
> >      Iris Clark
> >      Brian Kurotsuchi
> >      Dmitry Fazunenko
> >      Mikhail Ershov
> >      Kevin Looney
> >      Andrey Titov
> > 
> > In addition, the suggested initial set of Committers is:
> > 
> >      Larry Hoffman
> >      Dawn Phillips
> > 
> > Votes are due by 7:00AM UTC, Friday 6 April [7].
> > 
> > Only current OpenJDK Members [5] are eligible to vote on this
> > motion.
> > 
> > For Lazy Consensus voting instructions, see [6].
> > 
> > -- Jon Gibbons
> > 
> > [1]
> > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/discuss/2012-March/002563.html
> > [2] http://openjdk.java.net/jtreg
> > [3] http://jtharness.java.net/
> > [4] http://sigtest.java.net/
> > [5] http://openjdk.java.net/census/#members
> > [6] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/#new-project-vote
> > [7]
> > http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CFV%3A+New+Code+Tools+Project&iso=20120406T0000&p1=224
> > 
> > 
> 
> Good to see this happening, and hopefully it means jcheck will
> finally
> be open-sourced?
> 
> Vote:  Yes
> --
> Andrew :)
> 
> Free Java Software Engineer
> Red Hat, Inc. (http://www.redhat.com)
> 
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> 

Vote: Yes
-- 
Andrew :)

Free Java Software Engineer
Red Hat, Inc. (http://www.redhat.com)

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