[cross-project-issues-dev] How to have fun with RC1

[David M Williams <david_williams@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I have flipped that switch to make RC1
content visible in the common repository, at 
http://download.eclipse.org/releases/helios/

There will now be RC1 and M7 content
available there. (I could add back M6 content too ... if anyone has any
use for it ... special tests they want to run with multiple composite repos.
Performance? Rollback? Let me know soon, say my Tuesday of next week? Otherwise,
I'll soon remove all the "old" (unused) milestone sub-repositories
to free up mirrors space.  

Remember that if someone starts with
M6 or M7, they _might_ still not see the most recent feature listed in
a category (See bug https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=312169)

but RC1 itself should show categories
correctly. 

Now the fun part. 

I suggest we all try upgrading a (non-production)
version of a Galileo install, to Helios. 
Just pick your favorite type of package
or install, and see what happens. 
As discussed in bug 303583
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=303583
this is a migration path that _should_
work. For the first time, there are no platform limitations that are known
to prevent it. 
But, also as discussed there, 
it has been decided not to aggressively
push that upgrade path ... or even, officially, "support" it

(it is just too new, to know how to
guarantee it, etc)  ... but ... 
it would be good to know ahead of the
release if there were big, obvious problems in some areas ... or, 
if some users might have some success
doing that type of upgrade. To test, just add 
http://download.eclipse.org/releases/helios/
to your Galileo installation list of
software sites, and try update or install (depending 
on how your Galileo version was created).

I'm really not sure what to expect here
... I think it will either work like magic, or not work at all.
but I do think it is good to know ahead
of time. 
Please document issues found in bug
303583
or ask here if questions. 

Thanks,