API Tools can help you manage your versions based on the changes in the module, but it doesn't support tycho, so changes are applied only in the manifest. Have a look and see whether it can help you.
On 4 Jul 2011 18:06, "Igor Fedorenko" <
igor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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