I manulally created the branch so we can begin testing the core. We still need to resolve the XSLT plugin issue before we release.
Sean On 2/13/06, Manfred Geiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After a short offline discussion with Martin and some rethinking I > must admit that Bernd is absolutely right. So I will answer my > predication myself. ;-) > > What I did not take into account was the source assembly we release as > well. There is no guarantee that in a few weeks people will be able to > build proper binaries if one of the plugins that is part of the build > process is subject to change. So, no good idea to release with any > dependency on a SNAPSHOT artifact - be it plugin or not. > > Sorry for beeing slow-witted. :-) > > Manfred > > > > On 2/13/06, Manfred Geiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 2/11/06, Bernd Bohmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I would never allow to patch the release plugin to accept a SNAPSHOT > > > version. You don't need to use the final version you can use a released > > > version but never a SNAPSHOT.(The release version maybe a alpha or beta > > > release) > > > > Yes, I know what "SNAPSHOT" means for Maven. What we are speaking of > > here is a plugin not a lib that we rely on, right? Of course, I would > > never allow a MyFaces release with SNAPSHOT dependencies as well. But > > there is no real danger when we "convince" the release plugin to let > > us utilize something we would use anyway if we would release by hand. > > The release plugin is a convenient tool to make the process of > > releasing easier, right? So, nobody would stop us from releasing by > > hand even so the XSLT plugin is available only as a SNAPSHOT by now. > > Anyhow, I agree that convincing the XSLT plugin people to release an > > alpha version is the better and easier solution. Thanks, Sean. > > > > Manfred > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Bernd > > > > > > Manfred Geiler schrieb: > > > > Yes, I agree with Martin. > > > > Perhaps a better way would be to patch the release plugin so that it > > > > accepts SNAPSHOTs. Since I have dived into maven this week for a > > > > rather complex project at my company, I'm no longer a total maven > > > > newby. Hope I can afford some time next week to bring in my new > > > > knowledge into MyFaces. As as starter I can have a look at the release > > > > plugin sourcecode and see what's possible - but not before monday. > > > > > > > > WDYT? > > > > > > > > Manfred > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/11/06, Martin Marinschek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>I don't even see why you need to be forced to use the final version of > > > >>a plugin - you can have an alpha-state plugin doing something on a > > > >>very mature project. > > > >> > > > >>regards, > > > >> > > > >>Martin > > > >> > > > >>On 2/11/06, Sean Schofield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > > > >>>I also posted about issue on the maven dev list. There is definitely > > > >>>room for improvement in the release plugin. It doesn't really > > > >>>envision you creating a branch for a release that will be down the > > > >>>road some time. I don't see why we need to switch to final versions > > > >>>of a plugin until we are actually ready to release. Of course we > > > >>>could skip the plugin but maven automates some of the important tasks > > > >>>for you. > > > >>> > > > >>>Sean > > > >>> > > > >>>On 2/11/06, Matthias Wessendorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>>>>The biggest issue is the XSLT plugin. That is a snapshot and its not > > > >>>>>a myfaces plugin. The only solution I can think of is to add it to > > > >>>>>the maven project as our own plugin and release it (with a myfaces > > > >>>>>group id.) Then when they finally get around to releasing the plugin > > > >>>>>we could switch to the official one. > > > >>>> > > > >>>>I am not that maven guy, but this kind of *work around* sounds ok for > > > >>>>me. > > > >>>> > > > >>>>-Matthias > > > >>>> > > > >>> > > > >> > > > >>-- > > > >> > > > >>http://www.irian.at > > > >> > > > >>Your JSF powerhouse - > > > >>JSF Consulting, Development and > > > >>Courses in English and German > > > >> > > > >>Professional Support for Apache MyFaces > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Dipl.-Ing. Bernd Bohmann - Atanion GmbH - Software Development > > > Bismarckstr. 13, 26122 Oldenburg, http://www.atanion.com > > > phone: +49 441 4082312, mobile: +49 173 8839471, fax: +49 441 4082333 > > > > > >
