RE: [birt-report-engine-dev] Contributing to BIRT

[Yip Ng <yipng168@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Jane Tatchell <jtatchell@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 1) I can't answer this one!

  It would be indeed very helpful to have instructions
on BIRT regression testing procedures available on
BIRT Wiki or FAQ site, this would benefit new comers
who wants to contribute to the BIRT community as this
allows contributors to perform regression validation
on a given set of test suite.

> 2) Most of the developers who contribute actively to
> BIRT work in
> Shanghai and they all had a vacation last week.
> That's why you saw no
> activity. The most active list is the birt-dev list.

I apologize for not being clear on what I meant by
"active".  I do see postings in birt-dev frequently
but they are mostly mails from Bugzilla entries or
code check-ins.  I was hoping to find more open
discussions on BIRT internals, design decisions, code
reviews or even posts regarding changes to the trunk
line that will affect the build, etc.  

I cannot seem to find these information in birt-dev or
birt-report-engine-dev mail list.  I think these sort
of discussions would also benefit to the project as it
opens up knowledge of the BIRT internals to new
comers.  


Regards,
Yip Ng


> -----Original Message-----
> From: birt-report-engine-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:birt-report-engine-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Yip Ng
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:32 PM
> To: birt-report-engine-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [birt-report-engine-dev] Contributing to
> BIRT
> 
> Hi, I am interested in contributing to the BIRT
> project.  I have read
> through the BIRT's Wiki and FAQ site and I feel that
> there seems to be
> some essential information missing for new comers.  
> For example:
> 
> 1) The wiki explains how to build BIRT from CVS with
> one of its version,
> but what about the testing process?  If one makes a
> change to BIRT
> internal, what test suite do one run in order to
> validate no regression
> is introduced in the BIRT designer, report engine,
> etc.?  Some
> instructions
> here would be very helpful.         
> 
> 2) When I browse through birt-report-engine-dev or
> birt-dev mail list, I
> cannot seem to find open discussions regarding
> BIRT's internals, design
> decisions, etc.  The list is not as active as I
> would expect for a dev
> list.  Is there another channel where this is
> communicated?  If so,
> please direct me to the correct channel.
> 
> 3) Is there a daily build/test report on the status
> of the trunk build?
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Yip Ng
> 
> 
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