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''These initial candidate ideas were provided by Jim Sermersheim''
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== Nightly Builds ==
  
# No regeneration of build.xml after changing a project's dependencies.  
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* Add "build" links\icons on [[Components]] page that allows authorized individuals to kick off a build of desired components. [Tom]
#* 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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* No regeneration of build.xml after changing a project's dependencies. [Jim]
# Dependencies are versioned.  
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** Each project's build should ideally do whatever it takes to work before and after changes to that project's dependency list.
#* 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.
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* Dependencies are versioned. [Jim]
# Single place for dependencies.  
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** 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.
#* 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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* Single place for dependencies. [Jim]
#Any automated process should mirror manual processes.  
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** 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.
#*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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*Any automated process should mirror manual processes. [Jim]
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**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.
  
== Links ==
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== Eclipse Developer Builds ==
* [http://eclipse.org/higgins Higgins Home]
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*Configure target in build.xml that would fetch the dependencies for a project. For any given component:
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** Pull down dependencies and build in IDE (recursively).  
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** Pull in all required 3rd party unapproved libs [Alexandra]
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== Non-Eclipse Developer Builds ==
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* tbd others...
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[[Category:Higgins 1.x Developer Info]]

Latest revision as of 16:25, 25 April 2011

{{#eclipseproject:technology.higgins}}

Nightly Builds

  • Add "build" links\icons on Components page that allows authorized individuals to kick off a build of desired components. [Tom]
  • No regeneration of build.xml after changing a project's dependencies. [Jim]
    • Each project's build should ideally do whatever it takes to work before and after changes to that project's dependency list.
  • Dependencies are versioned. [Jim]
    • 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.
  • Single place for dependencies. [Jim]
    • 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.
  • Any automated process should mirror manual processes. [Jim]
    • 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.

Eclipse Developer Builds

  • Configure target in build.xml that would fetch the dependencies for a project. For any given component:
    • Pull down dependencies and build in IDE (recursively).
    • Pull in all required 3rd party unapproved libs [Alexandra]

Non-Eclipse Developer Builds

  • tbd others...

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