From: Mats Kindahl Date: May 12 2009 2:09pm Subject: Re: MySQL Reengineering Project List-Archive: http://lists.mysql.com/internals/36634 Message-Id: <4A098315.4060508@sun.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT MARK CALLAGHAN wrote: > On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 1:37 AM, Manyi Lu - Sun Norway wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Starting from January 2009, we have started a reengineering effort in MySQL >> server group. It is a long term effort aimed at improving the modularity of >> the code base, reduce the number of bugs introduced with new features, and >> provide a pluggable architecture that makes it easier for third parties as >> well as MySQL to implement plugins. The project just found its home on >> Forge: http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/Refactoring_MySQL. Information regarding >> roadmap, architecture improvements and more will be added as we move >> forward. >> >> We want to make the project as transparent as possible, and would like >> invite the community to participate! Starting from the coming days and >> weeks, technical discussions regarding reengineering will take place on this >> mailing list. We anticipate your valuable input! > > Hooray! > > Can you add low-level tasks to this as well? For example, reducing or > eliminating compiler warnings is something that someone in the > community can get done. It doesn't require extensive knowledge of the > server and it doesn't have to get done in one change. It has been considered, yes. > > What is the main development branch in launchpad? We don't have one yet, since we have no complete patches. We are in the process of creating a base branch that will be published on launchpad. Best wishes, Mats Kindahl -- Mats Kindahl Senior Software Engineer Database Technology Group Sun Microsystems