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10/06/2025

07:30 AM Bug #10678: ~u#### escape sequences which have no equivalent in the cpinternal should be not con...

Testcase:
cpinternal = ISO8859-1... Delia Mitric

07:29 AM Bug #10678 (New): ~u#### escape sequences which have no equivalent in the cpinternal should be n...

Delia Mitric

10/03/2025

06:11 AM Bug #10639: Incremental conversion - unexpected DMO generation for space-only changes

Indeed, that is a puzzle. Try to remove the @build/@ folder and reconvert/recompile the project again. Some classes m... Ovidiu Maxiniuc

02:30 AM Bug #10639: Incremental conversion - unexpected DMO generation for space-only changes

Ovidiu Maxiniuc wrote:
> Because @v1@'s definition has an additional @initial "desc"@, FWD decides the tables are no... Octavian Adrian Gavril

02:20 AM Bug #10639: Incremental conversion - unexpected DMO generation for space-only changes

Greg Shah wrote:
> We should be converting everything dependent upon the @Tt_1.java@ when it gets reconverted.
Ye... Octavian Adrian Gavril

10/02/2025

11:44 AM Bug #10639: Incremental conversion - unexpected DMO generation for space-only changes

Because @v1@'s definition has an additional @initial "desc"@, FWD decides the tables are not compatible. I think this... Ovidiu Maxiniuc

11:07 AM Bug #10639: Incremental conversion - unexpected DMO generation for space-only changes

We should be converting everything dependent upon the @Tt_1.java@ when it gets reconverted. If we don't include all ... Greg Shah

08:57 AM Bug #10639: Incremental conversion - unexpected DMO generation for space-only changes

Does anyone know how could I generate this kind of hierarchy: @Tt_1.java@, @Tt_1_1.java@ and @Tt_1_2.java@?
@start... Octavian Adrian Gavril

10/01/2025

06:43 AM Bug #10639: Incremental conversion - unexpected DMO generation for space-only changes

Greg Shah wrote:
> Danut has changes in this area in 6083a.
I tested Danut's changes but the issue is not fixed. ... Octavian Adrian Gavril

05:03 AM Bug #10639: Incremental conversion - unexpected DMO generation for space-only changes

Danut has changes in this area in 6083a. Greg Shah

04:42 AM Bug #10639: Incremental conversion - unexpected DMO generation for space-only changes

Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> I would go a different way: is OK to re-generate all DMOs, but the name should be preser... Octavian Adrian Gavril

04:36 AM Bug #10639: Incremental conversion - unexpected DMO generation for space-only changes

I would go a different way: is OK to re-generate all DMOs, but the name should be preserved *if the key matches*. Ma... Constantin Asofiei

04:11 AM Bug #10639: Incremental conversion - unexpected DMO generation for space-only changes

... Octavian Adrian Gavril

09/30/2025

10:02 AM Bug #10639: Incremental conversion - unexpected DMO generation for space-only changes

Make sure that we aren't duplicating work that was already done in 6083a. Greg Shah

08:42 AM Bug #10639: Incremental conversion - unexpected DMO generation for space-only changes

It seems that @pre_tmpTabNames_work@ is the one that doesn't contain @Tt_1.java@, not @pre_tmpTabNames@. Octavian Adrian Gavril

08:17 AM Bug #10639 (WIP): Incremental conversion - unexpected DMO generation for space-only changes

The root cause of not considering @Tt_1.java@ is that when @p2o_pre.xml@ is executed and @pre_tmpTabNames@ is created... Octavian Adrian Gavril

08:12 AM Bug #10639: Incremental conversion - unexpected DMO generation for space-only changes

I don't recall exactly when, but this was a known 'limitation' of incremental conversion, from few years back. I thi... Constantin Asofiei

08:11 AM Bug #10639: Incremental conversion - unexpected DMO generation for space-only changes

Use the following testcase:
@a.p@:... Octavian Adrian Gavril

08:01 AM Bug #10639 (Review): Incremental conversion - unexpected DMO generation for space-only changes

Octavian Adrian Gavril

09/26/2025

09:24 AM Bug #10626: DMO names can collide on case-insensitive file-system

> This task is meant to check the OS-filename generated for artifacts like DMOs, POJOs, frames, menus, etc, if FWD is... Greg Shah

09:07 AM Bug #10626: DMO names can collide on case-insensitive file-system

From #10536-27:
I don't know when this was regressed, but if you have two tables named @Foo_BARSomething@ and @Foo... Constantin Asofiei

09:05 AM Bug #10626 (Test): DMO names can collide on case-insensitive file-system

Constantin Asofiei

09/19/2025

06:29 AM Feature #6083: schema (.df) changes in incremental conversion mode should only reconvert those pr...

Alexandru Lungu wrote:
> Danut, can you document which changes are mandatory for customer projects once 6083a gets i... Dănuț Filimon

06:25 AM Feature #6083: schema (.df) changes in incremental conversion mode should only reconvert those pr...

Danut, can you document which changes are mandatory for customer projects once 6083a gets into trunk? Alexandru Lungu

09/15/2025

10:49 AM Feature #6319: IntelliJ plugin

JetBrains have a new IDE which is similar to VSCode. It has a smart mode in which it can support many standard langua... Florin Eugen Rotaru

10:44 AM Feature #3881: output actual file and line/column for all outputs in conversion/analytics

What I would do next here is:
1. Make sure the bug describe above is fixed (i.e. the @pphints@ metadata correctly ... Florin Eugen Rotaru

10:37 AM Feature #10190: Prototype the changes to the build to add ANTLR v4

Besides the version compatibility tested for antlr4 and Java8, perhaps we should also test some conversions to make s... Florin Eugen Rotaru

08:55 AM Support #10231 (Review): Document the code style guidelines for ANTLR grammars, based on progress.g

Greg Shah

08:29 AM Bug #10569: Semicolon is skipped while preprocessing

> a = 'text1'~'text2~'text3~'`.
I think this is a regression from #6859 :/ The trailing back tick shouldn't be the... Alexandru Lungu

07:59 AM Bug #10569: Semicolon is skipped while preprocessing

Take a look at the following 4GL example.
@start.w@:... Radu Apetrii

07:52 AM Bug #10569 (Internal Test): Semicolon is skipped while preprocessing

Radu Apetrii

09/12/2025

10:13 AM Feature #6319: IntelliJ plugin

Features that can be leveraged with the LSP alone are listed here https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/languag... Florin Eugen Rotaru

09:07 AM Support #9919: discuss and define the MVP for the first pass at IDE support

I can confirm that the setup works fine. Octavian Adrian Gavril

06:47 AM Support #9919: discuss and define the MVP for the first pass at IDE support

I am attaching the source code for the LSP implementation and the VSCode Client.
h3. The LSP
The archive conta... Florin Eugen Rotaru

07:32 AM Bug #10469: incremental conversion when basepath is more than one folder (aka abl/foo) with #5586

Dănuț Filimon wrote:
> Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> > Danut, I need to apply this fix to 9457c - what exactly should... Dănuț Filimon

04:39 AM Bug #10469: incremental conversion when basepath is more than one folder (aka abl/foo) with #5586

Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> Danut, I need to apply this fix to 9457c - what exactly should I patch? What was in 1046... Dănuț Filimon

12:28 AM Bug #10469: incremental conversion when basepath is more than one folder (aka abl/foo) with #5586

Danut, I need to apply this fix to 9457c - what exactly should I patch? What was in 10469a or something else? Constantin Asofiei

09/11/2025

09:11 AM Bug #10469: incremental conversion when basepath is more than one folder (aka abl/foo) with #5586

Code Review Task Branch 6083a Revision 16159
The changes make sense. Greg Shah

08:22 AM Bug #10469 (Pending): incremental conversion when basepath is more than one folder (aka abl/foo) ...

The fix from 10469a was integrated in *6083a*. Dănuț Filimon

05:49 AM Bug #10469: incremental conversion when basepath is more than one folder (aka abl/foo) with #5586

Constantin, I found a similar issue and mentioned it in #10536-9. Let me know if it is the same, as I've been testing... Dănuț Filimon

09/10/2025

08:43 AM Feature #6256: improved profile support

> The hotel samples do not have this configuration, but I can still setup the build.xml to contain the steps necessar... Greg Shah

08:38 AM Feature #6256: improved profile support

I think we are good with handling this in the @build.xml@ where applicable. The jar file contains the @.p2o@ and @.di... Roger Borrello

07:59 AM Feature #6256: improved profile support

Greg Shah wrote:
> The bottom line: does the conversion work properly already? If so, then you can handle the non-s... Roger Borrello

07:56 AM Feature #6256: improved profile support

In this multi vs merged scenario, its mutually exclusive nature means that the application jar will contain the conve... Greg Shah

08:40 AM Feature #6319: IntelliJ plugin

> Greg, does this answer your question?
Yes, it does.
Some remaining questions:
* What are the functional li... Greg Shah

06:25 AM Feature #6319: IntelliJ plugin

Greg Shah wrote:
> > With the last IntelliJ update *(2025.2)*, the LSP API is now available to all IDEA users. In ot... Florin Eugen Rotaru

09/09/2025

06:46 PM Feature #6256: improved profile support

What I gather from your comments is that the multi-profile configuration of the application I'm talking about is OK t... Roger Borrello

07:35 AM Bug #6738: incremental conversion when deleting program or class files

Since *6083a* contains changes for 3 tasks (#6083, #7793, #6738), the test plan should be done in the following order... Dănuț Filimon

07:26 AM Bug #6738 (Internal Test): incremental conversion when deleting program or class files

Greg Shah

07:26 AM Bug #6738: incremental conversion when deleting program or class files

Code Review Task Branch 6083a Revisions 16158
I'm good with the change. Greg Shah

07:17 AM Bug #6738: incremental conversion when deleting program or class files

Greg Shah wrote:
> > How should I look for the name_map.xml in the jar if the expected path is @./cvt/name_map.xml@?... Dănuț Filimon

07:10 AM Bug #6738: incremental conversion when deleting program or class files

> How should I look for the name_map.xml in the jar if the expected path is @./cvt/name_map.xml@?
What I'm saying ... Greg Shah

07:02 AM Bug #6738: incremental conversion when deleting program or class files

I think this needs a change to @SourceNameMapper.NAME_MAP_FILE_PATH@, assigning @Configuration.DEF_NAME_MAP_FILE@ ins... Dănuț Filimon

06:58 AM Bug #6738: incremental conversion when deleting program or class files

Greg Shah wrote:
> Code Review Task Branch 6083a Revisions 16156 and 16157
>
> The changes are fine except I don'... Dănuț Filimon

06:47 AM Bug #6738: incremental conversion when deleting program or class files

Code Review Task Branch 6083a Revisions 16156 and 16157
The changes are fine except I don't think we want to have ... Greg Shah

05:58 AM Bug #6738: incremental conversion when deleting program or class files

Committed *6083a/16157*. Added a default value for the name-map parameter, it can also be used in the rules. Dănuț Filimon

07:08 AM Feature #6319: IntelliJ plugin

> With the last IntelliJ update *(2025.2)*, the LSP API is now available to all IDEA users. In other words, we can no... Greg Shah

06:55 AM Feature #6319: IntelliJ plugin

Florin Eugen Rotaru wrote:
> With the last IntelliJ update *(2025.2)*, the LSP API is now available to all IDEA user... Florin Eugen Rotaru

04:24 AM Feature #10265 (Review): schema-only conversion

I committed *10265a/16140* for review. Dănuț Filimon

09/08/2025

10:52 AM Support #9919: discuss and define the MVP for the first pass at IDE support

From the LSP POV, the starting requests that should be implemented could be:
# *textDocument/definition* – Go to t... Florin Eugen Rotaru

10:25 AM Support #9919: discuss and define the MVP for the first pass at IDE support

An example of a LSP implementation that can be integrated with IntelliJ, VSCode and probably others too:
1. First ... Florin Eugen Rotaru