Doesn't the source zip required by an IDE usually need to be baed at the
same level as a JAR?

ie
org/apache/commons/foo/Foo.java

where in -src that is usually under src/...

I'm not sure how that would site with an IDE though - perhaps include
both those JARs in a single -dev zip.

The approach we're taking with Maven is to publish a source JAR (and
Javadoc JAR) that accompanies the binary JAR.

- Brett

Gary Gregory wrote:

>+1.
>
>In my head I think of these pieces:
>
>commons-xxx-src.zip
>       All sources needed to produce other pieces.
>commons-xxx-bin.zip
>       Runtime only, no source, no Javadoc, just the *runtime*.
>commons-xxx-dev.zip (or ide)
>       What I need to use the component for my development (source zip
>file and runtime).
>
>Which now that I've written it out matches what you've proposed I see
>;-)
>
>Gary
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Stephen Colebourne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 4:46 PM
>>To: Jakarta Commons Developers List
>>Subject: [ALL] Distributing an ide version
>>
>>Currently we make available two versions, src and bin.
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>>The src contains all the source code and xdocs. Occaisionaly the jar
>>file is included (this is a related issue to this email thread).
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>>The bin contains the jar file, and the javadoc.
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>>Yet, whenever I download a commons package I always find myself
>>downloading both - the bin to get the jar, and the src to get the
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>source
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>>to attach within my IDE (Eclipse).
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>>So, maybe we should consider having an ide download. This would
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>contain
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>>the jar and the zipped src (no xdoc or package.html etc). This would
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>be
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>>a smaller download than either current dist, yet provide everything
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>most
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>>users need, and without two downloads.
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>>Am I talking rubbish? Would you download a commons-xxx-ide.zip? Is it
>>worth the effort?
>>
>>Stephen
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