[RELEASE] Rascal eclipse version 0.23.1

[jurgenvinju]

Preliminaries

• Every time this document says "release X" ; we mean to execute the instructions of this Wiki page: https://github.com/usethesource/rascal/wiki/How-to-make-a-release-of-a-Rascal-implemenation-project
• The current release instructions are focused on the Rascal commandline tools and the Eclipse IDE plugin
• If you edit this template, then please push relevant improvements to the template itself for future reference.

Pre-releasing dependent tools in unstable

First a "pre-release" of the supporting compiler/typechecker tools must be done, so we know we are releasing a consistently compiled standard library.

• [x] typepal and rascal-core compile in the continuous integration environment and no tests fail
• [x] release typepal
• [x] release rascal-core
• [x] bump typepal and rascal-core versions in rascal-maven-plugin to latest releases
• [x] bump typepal and rascal-core versions in rascal-eclipse to latests SNAPSHOT releases
• [x] release rascal-maven-plugin
• [x] bump rascal-maven-plugin dependency in rascal and rascal-eclipse project
• [x] fix new errors and warnings in rascal and rascal-eclipse project

Manual version checks

• [x] Continuous Integration runs all unit and integration tests and fails no test
• [x] Maximum number of compiler warnings are resolved
• [x] Version numbers are verified manually

Manual feature tests

• [x] Eclipse download and install latest unstable release from update site https://releases.usethesource.io/maven/org/rascalmpl/rascal-update-site/
• [x] Open a Rascal REPL using the toolbar button
• [x] Can create new Rascal project using the wizard
• [x] Can create new Rascal module using the wizard
• [x] Can edit Rascal file in Rascal project
• [x] Save on Rascal file triggers type-checker
• [x] Rascal outline works
• [x] Rascal navigator works
• [x] Rascal navigator displays working sets
• [x] Rascal navigator displays interpreter's search path
• [x] Clicking links in REPL opens editors and websites
• [x] rascal>1 + 1 on the REPL
• [x] import IO; println("Hello Rascal!");
• [x] in editor, click on use of name jumps to definition
• [ ] jump-to-definition also works to library modules and inside library modules
• [x] clicking in outline jumps to editor to right position
• [x] syntax highlighting in editor works
• [x] add dependency on another project by editing RASCAL.MF: Required-Libraries: |lib://otherProject|, import a module and test the type-checker as well as the interpreter for correct resolution
• [x] import demo::lang::Pico::Plugin; registerPico(); and test the editor of the example pico files (syntax highlighting, menu options)
• [x] open tutor view and test the search box
• [x] open tutor view and test browsing the documentation
• [x] import demo::lang::Pico::Plugin; rascal>:edit demo::lang::Pico::Plugin
• [x] edit a .concept file, save it and watch the preview in the Tutor Preview view
• [x] Tutor Preview "edit" button opens the corresponding concept file of the currently visited Concept URL
• [x] Tutor Preview Forward/Back/Refresh buttons work

Actual release

• [x] release rascal project (when resolving SNAPSHOT dependencies choose the right versions of vallang etc, and make sure to bump the new rascal SNAPSHOT release one minor version)
• [x] release rascal-eclipse project (take care to choose the right release versions of typepal and rascal-core you release earlier and choose their new SNAPSHOT dependencies to the latest)
• [x] change the configuration of the stable version in update-site-nexus-link-script/refresh-nexus-data to the released version
• [x] test the stable update site at https://update.rascal-mpl.org/stable
• [x] write release notes and publish on the usethesource.io blog

Downstream implications

The following items can be executed asynchronously, but are nevertheless not to be forgotten:

• [ ] change dependencies on rascal-eclipse and rascal in rascal-eclipse-libraries and the projects it depends on
• [x] change dependencies of typepal to latest rascal and rascal-eclipse
• [x] change dependency of rascal-core to latest stable rascal

[jurgenvinju]

All checks are marked except the rascal-eclipse-libraries dependency update. As these libraries are still in flux moving to Java11 I choose to ignore this particular checkmark and call it a day.

[jurgenvinju]

See usethesource/rascal-language-servers#150 for an open issue with .tpl files in the rascal standard library