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Tagging of the Eclipse files [message #273858]

Wed, 13 October 2004 03:49

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: hans.schwaebli.schwaebli.de

The files of the Eclipse project are tagged I think.

What guidelines do you have for tagging?

I think that every version is tagged, for example 3.0M5 or the nightly
builds. Right?

What other kinds of tags do you use? Are you allowed to check in files
without tagging them? We in our company are not allowed to check in anything
unless we don't tag it. Thats why I ask. Do the Eclipse developers have to
tag everything they check in?

When do you do a branch? After the nightly builds? Or after milestone
builds? Or only after releases like 3.0?

If an Eclipse developer fixes a bug which is reported, does he have to tag
it with the bug number? If he fixed a bug for which no report was posted,
does he have to write a report in order to use this reports bug number for
tagging? Thats how we do it in our project. I think its not a good idea, but
we have to do it it like this.

Does a Eclipse developer need a directive before he can improve a class
(refactor or add methods)?

Re: Tagging of the Eclipse files [message #273860 is a reply to message #273858]

Wed, 13 October 2004 04:03

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: hans.schwaebli.schwaebli.de

Do you work on the HEAD as an Eclipse developer?

We are only allowed to work on the latest tagged version. If we have a
component on which we need to work, we must only check out this component
from the HEAD and not the whole application. Sometimes if we check out a
component from the HEAD, it requires other components to be checked out too.
Soon you need to check out the whole appliation from the HEAD. You see it on
compile problems or runtime problems.

I don't think that this is good style. It makes too much problems in my
eyes. I rather would like to work on the HEAD at all components, even the
ones on which I don't work.

How is this done in the Eclipse project? Do you insulate yourself or do you
work on the HEAD (with a private workspace of course)?

Re: Tagging of the Eclipse files [message #274104 is a reply to message #273858]

Fri, 15 October 2004 15:32

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: douglas.pollock.magma.ca

Hans Schwäbli wrote:
> What guidelines do you have for tagging?

Eclipse does the following tags:
+ All files in a project are tagged when a build submission occurs. The tag
naming convention varies from team to team, but "v20040928" is a good
example.
+ When a milestone is done, it is tagged.
+ When a major release is done, it is tagged and a branch is created for
maintenance releases.
+ Developers are fairly free to create their own branches with their own
naming conventions.

> Are you allowed to check in files without tagging them?

Yes, we are. Though it is strongly encouraged to include a bug number in
the CVS comment.

> does he have to write a report in order to use this reports bug number for
> tagging?

We don't create bug reports for every change we do.

> Does a Eclipse developer need a directive before he can improve a class
> (refactor or add methods)?

While Eclipse developers are fairly free to do what they think is best,
committing breaking changes is considered poor form. (By breaking, I mean
changes the break backwards compatibility.) It should only be done if
there is a really good reason.

cheers,
d.

Re: Tagging of the Eclipse files [message #274154 is a reply to message #274104]

Mon, 18 October 2004 02:11

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: hans.schwaebli.schwaebli.de

Thank you for your answers!

Can you please answer on my second posting in this thread about "working on
the HEAD yes/no"?

"Douglas Pollock" <douglas.pollock@magma.ca> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:ckp89l$p81$1@eclipse.org...
> Hans Schw

Re: Tagging of the Eclipse files [message #274504 is a reply to message #273860]

Fri, 22 October 2004 12:00

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: douglas.pollock.magma.ca

Hans Schwäbli wrote:
> Do you work on the HEAD as an Eclipse developer?

Most new development is done on HEAD. At the option of the developer, a
branch may be created if the work is going to take a long time to make
usable.

cheers,
d.

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