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Bug 349609 - RFE: Create Autotools form editor.
Summary: RFE: Create Autotools form editor.
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: CDT
Classification: Tools
Component: cdt-autotools (show other bugs)
Version: 8.1.0   Edit
Hardware: PC Linux
: P3 enhancement (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Jeff Johnston CLA
QA Contact: Jeff Johnston CLA
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: 249188 249189 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2011-06-16 14:14 EDT by Sami Wagiaalla CLA
Modified: 2014-07-25 15:35 EDT (History)
3 users (show)

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Attachments
autotools editor skeleton (21.29 KB, patch)
2011-06-16 14:17 EDT, Sami Wagiaalla CLA 		no flags Details | Diff
patch 2/3: AutotoolsManagedProject (12.85 KB, patch)
2011-06-16 14:20 EDT, Sami Wagiaalla CLA 		no flags Details | Diff
patch 3/3: basic autotools editor (45.93 KB, patch)
2011-06-16 14:21 EDT, Sami Wagiaalla CLA 		no flags Details | Diff
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Description Sami Wagiaalla CLA 2011-06-16 14:14:51 EDT 
An autotools form editor would make the features of autotools more discoverable and lower the learning curve for new users. I have done a substantial amount of work on this and I am creating this bug to track that work and propose those patches.

I will be attaching three patches. The first one is work done by Jeff Jonston to create a basic autoconf form editor. The second patch adds a new nature (AutotoolsManagedProject) and uses that to decide which editor to use for the autotools scripts. The third patch converts Jeff's autoconf editor to an autotools editor and implements some basic editing functionality.
Comment 1 Sami Wagiaalla CLA 2011-06-16 14:17:48 EDT 
Created attachment 198141 [details]
autotools editor skeleton

- Create a basic form editor.
- Make autoconf editor a page in that form editor.
- Create a prototype form page for editing autconf.ac

This patch was authored by Jeff Jonston. I have made only minor modifications to it.
Comment 2 Sami Wagiaalla CLA 2011-06-16 14:20:27 EDT 
Created attachment 198142 [details]
patch 2/3: AutotoolsManagedProject

- Implement a new nature (AutotoolsManagedProject)
- For projects with that nature use the newly created autotools editor.
- Modify project templates to have that nature set.
Comment 3 Sami Wagiaalla CLA 2011-06-16 14:21:19 EDT 
Created attachment 198143 [details]
patch 3/3: basic autotools editor

- Implement a basic form editor which can edit project version and name
Comment 4 Andrew Overholt CLA 2011-06-16 15:22:42 EDT 
*** Bug 249189 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Andrew Overholt CLA 2011-06-16 15:23:21 EDT 
*** Bug 249188 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 6 Andrew Overholt CLA 2011-06-24 13:09:38 EDT 
Should bug 316516 be a duplicate of this, too?
Comment 7 Jeff Johnston CLA 2014-07-25 15:35:24 EDT 
Closing this as source is long out of date and we did not pursue this any farther.