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Fedotov, Alexei A wrote:
> Alexey Petrenko wrote,
>> The only release I can imagine is Harmony Java5SE 100% compatible.
>> To be Java5SE 100% compatible we need TCK first.
> 
> +1
> 

Yes - and I still think that talk of a release is a bit premature right now.

The key things that I believe we need to focus on are

  a) stability and

  b) completeness.

  c) reliability (which may be 'stability')

(and not always in that order :)


Things I'd like to see us do :

1)  We need to drive to fully working unit tests for both DRLVM and 
classlib  (using DRLVM).  Great progress has been made in this area, and 
  we should probably make this a "campaign" for DRLVM as we did for 
classlib.

2) Add stress tests

3) Get our CC-based build-test framework patched and running on as many 
platforms as possible, reporting breakage into the list.

4) Identify problem areas and focus on them.  For example, threading in 
DRLVM...

I do think of us having a 'zero regression' policy except in cases where 
we make the explicit decision to break.  (like we did with TM, for example)


> I hesitate to say that again, but we also need to decide about VM we
> will use for that release. I like the following mission: "Class library
> and DRLVM pass TCK on Ubuntu 6". I'm open for any other mission which is
> challenging, understandable and short enough.

Well, we'll need Windows XP and RHEL as well.


> 
> Writing down this mission certainly shouldn't inhibit individuals from
> achieving other goals at Harmony. But it would help the rest of
> community to concentrate on the common task.
> 
> 1.
> http://wiki.apache.org/harmony/Platforms_to_Run_Harmony_Development_Kit_
> on
> 
> With best regards,
> Alexei Fedotov,
> Intel Java & XML Engineering
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Alexey Petrenko [mailto:alexey.a.petrenko@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 10:36 AM
>> To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org
>> Subject: Re: [DRLVM] General stability
>>
>> 2006/11/8, Mikhail Fursov <mike.fursov@gmail.com>:
>>> On 11/8/06, Alexey Petrenko <alexey.a.petrenko@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Probably it's time to create some release plan :)
>>>>
>>> So let's start this discussion?
>>> Good idea!
>>> The only release I can imagine is Harmony Java5SE 100% compatible.
>> To be Java5SE 100% compatible we need TCK first.
>> So we could think about some less impressive goal for the first release
> :)
>> SY, Alexey
>