Hi,
I have some questions about contributing patches to the BIRT source. I can not find answers to these on the BIRT web site, wiki or in the newsgroup. If I have overlooked this information, please let me know where I can find it.
The instructions on the website explain about building BIRT from CVS, and apply to the 2.1.1 version, but don't mention which version of BIRT should be used for creating patches.
1) To contribute a patch to the most recent version of the BIRT source do we check out
the source from the Head? For example, /cvsroot/birt > HEAD > source?
or
Should we check it out from /cvsroot/birt > Versions > source > source BIRT_2_2_X latest?
2) How can I contribute a patch to an already released version of BIRT, or a release candidate of BIRT?
For instance, for a bug that has been fixed in 2.2, but exists in 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 which version of BIRT do we check out and create a patch for? Can patches be back ported? If so, how?
3) When contributing a patch, is it necessary to note in the bugzilla entry which version of BIRT the patch was created from? (Especially in the case above.)
4) Is it a requirement to run all JUnit tests against any patch submitted? Against some patches?
How is this determined?
I'd be happy to create a wiki page with this information if someone can answer these questions.
Regards,
Susan
