Re: [tycho-user] Tycho versus the maven-release-plugin

[Igor Fedorenko <igor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think it is a good idea to support smart(er) version management, but I
am not aware of any software that can automate this for you.

--
Regards,
Igor

On 11-07-04 6:55 PM, motes motes wrote:
> Thanks this works fine with my application!
>
> But how do I manage/release projects with many sub modules (around
> 15-20 bundles)?
>
> Using the approach described at the link will just generate the same
> version for the parent and all sub projects (which maybe is a good way
> to create the first release). As a result sub projects that have not
> been modified now appears as if they have changed - will also be
> downloaded when a user updates the application.
>
> Is it possible to get a more fine grained control of the release
> process for projects with many sub projects? I know this a more
> general question and relates to basic knowledge of versioning software
> but maybe you can point me to some directions/give hints to good
> practices?
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Igor Fedorenko<igor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> > See how we use it to release m2e, for example
> >
> > https://docs.sonatype.org/display/M2ECLIPSE/Staging+and+releasing+new+M2Eclipse+release
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Igor
> >
> > On 11-07-01 2:56 PM, motes motes wrote:
> > > Could you give an example on how to run  tycho-versions-plugin to
> > > update pom versions? I have looked at:
> > >
> > > https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/TYCHO-214
> > >
> > > but it does not show how the plugin is used/called.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Igor Fedorenko<igor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >   wrote:
> > > > We use tycho-versions-plugin to set versions in pom.xml and eclipse
> > > > metadata files en masse. The rest is manual.
> > > >
> > > > Beware that in OSGi and p2, version "1.2.3" is considered *older* than
> > > > 1.2.3.<qualifier>. If you just strip .<qualifier>    suffix for release
> > > > version, OSGi and p2 will prefer the last snapshot over the release. You
> > > > can either use even/odd convention for release and snapshots
> > > > (1.2.3-SNAPSHOT gets released as 1.2.4, for example) or use
> > > > fully-qualified release versions both in pom.xml and eclispe/osgi
> > > > metadata.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Igor
> > > >
> > > > On 11-05-29 05:37 AM, motes motes wrote:
> > > > > We also need to do a "real" release soon. I think we basically just
> > > > > create a tag in svn and then we can always generate p2 sites from the
> > > > > content of the tags corresponding to released p2 sites.
> > > > >
> > > > > But how do you tycho guys perform a release in the first place? I am
> > > > > familiar with performing pure maven releases and was thinking
> > > > > something like this:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1) Remove .qualifier from all versions in manifest files. svn commit
> > > > > 2) Remove .SNAPSHOT from all pom files. svn commit
> > > > > 3) Create svn tag
> > > > > 4) Increment all version (both in pom and manifest files) and add
> > > > > .qualifer/.SNAPSHOT version suffix.
> > > > >
> > > > > If any of the above steps can be performed automatically I you be happy
> > > > > to
> > > > > know!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 8:01 PM, Benson Margulies<bimargulies@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > >   wrote:
> > > > > > Oh! What are you all doing? Are you just always publishing sites from
> > > > > > snapshot builds with qualifiers? I just assumed that I had to make a
> > > > > > 'real release version'.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Igor Fedorenko<igor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > >   wrote:
> > > > > > > Yes -- it won't work.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > There is some discussion in TYCHO-214 [1], and I remember there were
> > > > > > > patches for release-plugin somewhere, but I've never tried them
> > > > > > > myself.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > [1] https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/TYCHO-214
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > Igor
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 11-05-27 01:00 PM, Benson Margulies wrote:
> > > > > > > > Is there anything I need to know about running the release plugin on
> > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > set of tycho projects?
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