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== List of current enhancement candidates ==
 
== List of current enhancement candidates ==
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* ''These initial candidate ideas were provided by Jim Sermersheim''
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** 1) No regeneration of build.xml after changing a project's dependencies. Each project's build should ideally do whatever it takes to work before and after changes to that project's dependency list.
  
* 1) No regeneration of build.xml after changing a project's dependencies. Each project's build should ideally do whatever it takes to work before and after changes to that project's dependency list.
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** 2)Dependencies are versioned. We should be able at worst to cause a build to use a specified CVS tag for all dependencies, and ideally, we should be able to specify a cvs tag for each dependency.
  
* 2)Dependencies are versionedWe should be able at worst to cause a build to use a specified CVS tag for all dependencies, and ideally, we should be able to specify a cvs tag for each dependency.
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** 3) Single place for dependenciesRight now, we've decided to list them in manifest.mf.  Because this file doesn't allow us to control its contents, we're restricted from doing things like #2 above.  Moreover, it sounds like build.properties must also in some cases be updated with dependencies when there's a need to differentiate between build libs and runtime libs.  I think we should be updating our own dependencies.xml file, and that should be used to auto-gen, or update the manifest.mf as appropriate.
  
* 3) Single place for dependencies.  Right now, we've decided to list them in manifest.mf.  Because this file doesn't allow us to control its contents, we're restricted from doing things like #2 above.  Moreover, it sounds like build.properties must also in some cases be updated with dependencies when there's a need to differentiate between build libs and runtime libs.  I think we should be updating our own dependencies.xml file, and that should be used to auto-gen, or update the manifest.mf as appropriate.
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** 4) Any automated process should mirror manual processes.  If I pull down a project into a fresh work area and run it's build (which  automates the process of gathering dependencies), the result should look the same as if I had manually gathered all those dependencies.  Also, the fetched dependencies should remain in place and be usable at a later time.
 
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* 4) Any automated process should mirror manual processes.  If I pull down a project into a fresh work area and run it's build (which  automates the process of gathering dependencies), the result should look the same as if I had manually gathered all those dependencies.  Also, the fetched dependencies should remain in place and be usable at a later time.
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Revision as of 17:41, 22 October 2007

List of current enhancement candidates

  • These initial candidate ideas were provided by Jim Sermersheim
    • 1) No regeneration of build.xml after changing a project's dependencies. Each project's build should ideally do whatever it takes to work before and after changes to that project's dependency list.
    • 2)Dependencies are versioned. We should be able at worst to cause a build to use a specified CVS tag for all dependencies, and ideally, we should be able to specify a cvs tag for each dependency.
    • 3) Single place for dependencies. Right now, we've decided to list them in manifest.mf. Because this file doesn't allow us to control its contents, we're restricted from doing things like #2 above. Moreover, it sounds like build.properties must also in some cases be updated with dependencies when there's a need to differentiate between build libs and runtime libs. I think we should be updating our own dependencies.xml file, and that should be used to auto-gen, or update the manifest.mf as appropriate.
    • 4) Any automated process should mirror manual processes. If I pull down a project into a fresh work area and run it's build (which automates the process of gathering dependencies), the result should look the same as if I had manually gathered all those dependencies. Also, the fetched dependencies should remain in place and be usable at a later time.

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