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Re: [equinox-dev] Equinox->Bundles component is getting crowded


Since "component" is a confusing term, I should clarify my comments on this.  I like the idea of being more fine-grained with Unix groups (CVS commit rights), because I think it encourages new committers. If someone joins the community with a strong interest in a narrow area (such as security or provisioning), but isn't interested in the rest of the framework, they could quickly earn commit rights in that area, without having to give them write access to other code they aren't qualified to maintain (or aren't interested in maintaining).  On the question of bugzilla components, I don't particularly care whether we have one or ten - these are fairly easy to change over time as the need arises.

John



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I agree one component per bundle is probably overkill.  However, it's not necessarily true that the CVS commit groups match 1-1 with Bugzilla groups. While it's often convenient to do it this way, it's not a constraint that we need to conform to.  I should also add that the EMO has a plan under consideration for standardizing the group structure for Unix groups, and part of this work is to facilitate election across multiple groups (see item 6 in https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/attachment.cgi?id=77092).  Essentially, simultaneously nominating an individual for N groups would only require a single election, and a single vote per committer. Just some things to consider...




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There are two extreme positions to take. Lump a large number of loosely related deliverables under one component or create a separate component for each and every deliverable. I'm not sure I favor the latter extreme. Currently the Equinox download page allows you to download each bundle individually so each bundle is a separate downloadable item. Creating a separate component for each and every bundle in Equinox may prove to be too much overhead. It is my understanding that in Eclipse typically every bugzilla component has its own set of commit rights in CVS. If we have a very high number of components then we will be holding a very large number of committer elections to get all the committers the access they need :-)

I think we a balance and create components as we see fit to split up the different work areas in Equinox instead of creating a component for every bundle.

Tom



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It would probably be best if each separately downloadable item had its own
component against which people could file bugs.
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For the security stuff I was referring to the security-specific bundles
like login (JAAS integration etc.)

You are right there is a lot of cross-cutting concerns with the other
security related work that will not really fit into any one component.

Tom



John Arthorne ---09/12/2007 11:25:42 AM---Creating a new component for p2
definitely makes sense to me. I don't know much about the security work,
but that may be diffi

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Creating a new component for p2 definitely makes sense to me. I don't know
much about the security work, but that may be difficult to partition into
its own component because it's an inherently cross-cutting concern. If
there end up being a number of security-specific bundles, it may make
sense.

Generally speaking, I think more components is a good thing. It's a great
way to bring in new committers who may not be able to make the large
commitment needed to contribute across a large part of Equinox.

John


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The Equinox project continues to grow with new components and new
contributes being added. Thanks everyone!!

As new contributions are graduated into Equinox proper we need to place
them under one of the existing components. Currently we have the
"Framework" and "Bundles" components for Equinox proper in bugzilla/cvs. A
large majority of the new contributions will fall into the "Bundles"
component. For example, we have a few work areas in the equinox incubator
which are very active (e.g. p2, security etc). Once this work graduates it
will likely to be placed into the generic "Bundles" component. This will
make an already crowded component even more crowded.

Should we consider creating a more diverse set of components for the work
which is graduated into Equinox? I think the p2 and security work will
deserve their own component when they graduate. Thoughts?

Tom
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