Eclipse and Trac
Using Eclispe and Trac? Would you like to see your Trac issues in Eclipse? Maybe even create and update Trac issues in Eclipse? You are in luck! A co-worker just discovered this and I promptly set it up. The project is called Mylyn. Its a plugin for Eclipse that is designed to be a ‘Task-Focused UI for Eclipse’. It can interface with Trac, Jira, and Bugzilla. Besides working with issues directly inside Eclipse, it also monitors the issue base and notifies you of new issues. Really sweet. Read about it below. You can install easily via Eclipse update tool too.
DK
Thanks for the info. I wondered what Mylyn was but never took the time to research it.
One of the best features of Mylyn is the ability to manage a “context” around a task. It REALLY lets you cut through the clutter that can wind up in your navigator. It takes a little getting used to, but if you’re in maintenance mode, it’s a great productivity booster.
@Mike, interesting idea.
Nice tutorials here:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-mylyn1/
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-mylyn2/
the second one talks to this ‘context’ idea.
DK