>> I wonder if we should not face the reality. Even during large efforts like HWM Bugs Crush, we don't/can't backport all bug fixes. I think we should make that clear and expose a way to users for them to more "easily" maintain the releases they use. I feel that with the help of the Jira changes logs reports (thanks Jacopo) this should be possible. I don't think at an automated way, just a process for users to follow.
I liked this option and yes if does exists inside download page then that will be of great help. This will encourage end users to help PMC/Committer to manage release branches. Hello Ron, Jacques, Please wait for couple of weeks, I will try my best to back port all the necessary changes to Release 12.04. Thanks. -- Kind Regards, Ashish VIjaywargiya On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 10:53 PM, Jacques Le Roux < [email protected]> wrote: > I understand your point of view and I even tend to agree with. > > For the moment I still personally try to backport on all maintained > branches (those having releases pending). Most of the time it's > straightforward, but I got bitten once or two by wrong backports which > created new bugs that I had to fix. > > Still, though it's better now with Jira changes logs reports, the problem > is not everybody is aware of bug fixes backported or not. > The official download page http://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html, says > that we stabilize releases with bug fixes. It's not quite clear if we are > backporting all or only some bug fixes. > > I wonder if we should not face the reality. Even during large efforts like > HWM Bugs Crush, we don't/can't backport all bug fixes. > I think we should make that clear and expose a way to users for them to > more "easily" maintain the releases they use. I feel that with the help of > the Jira changes logs reports (thanks Jacopo) this should be possible. I > don't think at an automated way, just a process for users to follow. > > Jacques > > Le 20/09/2014 18:47, Adrian Crum a écrit : > > I don't have time to maintain 4 code bases (trunk + 3 branches). I will >> fix things in the trunk, and I will backport those fixes to the most recent >> branch. I have no interest in older branches. If someone else is using >> them, then they can create a patch for them. So, I have no issues with >> releasing old branches with missing fixes - because if anyone really cared >> about them they would work harder to maintain them. >> >> Adrian Crum >> Sandglass Software >> www.sandglass-software.com >> >> On 9/20/2014 5:29 PM, Jacques Le Roux wrote: >> >>> It seems a bit weird to me to officially release code with bugs when we >>> have already bug fixes in trunk >>> >>> Jacques >>> >>> Le 20/09/2014 17:17, Adrian Crum a écrit : >>> >>>> From my perspective, anyone wanting to use older versions can backport >>>> the changes themselves - either locally, or in the release branches by >>>> providing a patch. >>>> >>>> Adrian Crum >>>> Sandglass Software >>>> www.sandglass-software.com >>>> >>>> On 9/20/2014 4:07 PM, Ashish Vijaywargiya wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello Jacques, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your kind words. We started this event considering the fact >>>>> to provide fixes for trunk and latest release branch which is 13.07. It >>>>> will be of great help if someone from community could pick and back >>>>> port >>>>> the required changes to Release Branch 12.04. In future if we get time >>>>> we will also be taking care of back porting to R12.04. >>>>> >>>>> We didn't back port changes in R11.04 just because it is very old >>>>> branch >>>>> and very soon will not be maintained. Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Kind Regards >>>>> Ashish Vijaywargiya >>>>> HotWax Media - est. 1997 >>>>> ApacheCon US 2014 Silver Sponsor >>>>> http://na.apachecon.com/sponsor/our-sponsors >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday 20 September 2014 05:01 PM, Jacques Le Roux wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Le 20/09/2014 13:28, Jacques Le Roux a écrit : >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It's great to see a second Bug Crush effort! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have though a question, I see that you (HotWax Media team) only >>>>>>> backport bug fixes to the R13 branch. >>>>>>> I guess it's intended, so why? >>>>>>> >>>>>> I ask this because I already found myself trying to fix issues in R12 >>>>>> and R11 branches (I know will be soon no longer maintained R11 ) and >>>>>> found they were already backported in R13 >>>>>> >>>>>>> Jacques >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
