Xtend/Xpand framework obsolete since > 4years, now removed from Eclipse >4.24

Bugzilla Link	581065
Status	NEW
Importance	P3 normal
Reported	Nov 17, 2022 08:30 EDT
Modified	May 07, 2024 00:59 EDT
Reporter	Henning Riedel

Description

Sphinx development had been stalled for a long time, where in the meantime, Xtend/Xpand has been deprecated, and should have been replaced by Xtext/Xtend.

Since Eclipse 4.24, you can not install it anymore, Xpand has been removed from the Eclipse Release Train.

Sphinx and Artop rely on Xtend/Xpand, and Sphinx runtime can not be installed anymore.

What is actually used from Xtend/Xpand and what is the plan to replace them with?