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

Is there anything I need to know about running the release plugin on a
set of tycho projects?

Igor Fedorenko

2011-05-27 17:32:34 UTC

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

Post by Benson Margulies
Is there anything I need to know about running the release plugin on a
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Benson Margulies

2011-05-27 18:01:00 UTC

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'.

Post by Igor Fedorenko
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

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motes motes

2011-05-29 09:37:36 UTC

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!

Post by Benson Margulies
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'.

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motes motes

2011-07-01 10:56:30 UTC

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.

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

Post by motes motes
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
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!

Post by Benson Margulies
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'.

_______________________________________________
tycho-user mailing list
https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/tycho-user

Igor Fedorenko

2011-07-01 12:19:27 UTC

See how we use it to release m2e, for example

https://docs.sonatype.org/display/M2ECLIPSE/Staging+and+releasing+new+M2Eclipse+release

--
Regards,
Igor

Post by motes motes
Could you give an example on how to run tycho-versions-plugin to
https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/TYCHO-214
but it does not show how the plugin is used/called.

Post by Benson Margulies
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'.

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motes motes

2011-07-04 14:55:56 UTC

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Igor Fedorenko

2011-07-04 15:06:20 UTC

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

Post by motes motes
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?

Post by Igor Fedorenko
See how we use it to release m2e, for example
https://docs.sonatype.org/display/M2ECLIPSE/Staging+and+releasing+new+M2Eclipse+release
--
Regards,
Igor

Post by motes motes
Could you give an example on how to run tycho-versions-plugin to
https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/TYCHO-214
but it does not show how the plugin is used/called.

Post by Benson Margulies
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'.

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Danail Nachev

2011-07-04 21:54:45 UTC

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.

Post by Igor Fedorenko
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

Post by Igor Fedorenko
See how we use it to release m2e, for example

https://docs.sonatype.org/display/M2ECLIPSE/Staging+and+releasing+new+M2Eclipse+release

Post by Igor Fedorenko
--
Regards,
Igor

Could you give an example on how to run tycho-versions-plugin to
https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/TYCHO-214
but it does not show how the plugin is used/called.

Post by Benson Margulies
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'.

Post by Benson Margulies
Is there anything I need to know about running the release plugin

Post by Benson Margulies

Post by Benson Margulies
a
set of tycho projects?
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https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/tycho-user

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motes motes

2011-07-05 09:02:43 UTC

Thanks for the suggestion! So far I will stick with the strategy where
all sub projects have the same version as the parent. If some sub
projects becomes significantly less 'active' than other sub projects
they are move to a separate project with a new parent.

Post by Igor Fedorenko
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

Post by Igor Fedorenko
See how we use it to release m2e, for example
https://docs.sonatype.org/display/M2ECLIPSE/Staging+and+releasing+new+M2Eclipse+release
--
Regards,
Igor

Could you give an example on how to run tycho-versions-plugin to
https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/TYCHO-214
but it does not show how the plugin is used/called.

Post by Benson Margulies
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'.

Post by Benson Margulies
Is there anything I need to know about running the release plugin
on
a
set of tycho projects?
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https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/tycho-user

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Igor Fedorenko

2011-07-05 09:09:48 UTC

API Tools is just part of the story. Things like resources and pom.xml
contents (think compiler configuration or source file encoding, for
example), should also be taken into account when deciding if version
change is necessary.

--
Regards,
Igor

Post by Igor Fedorenko
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

Post by Igor Fedorenko
See how we use it to release m2e, for example

https://docs.sonatype.org/display/M2ECLIPSE/Staging+and+releasing+new+M2Eclipse+release

Post by Igor Fedorenko
--
Regards,
Igor

Could you give an example on how to run tycho-versions-plugin to
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

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

Post by motes motes
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

Post by motes motes
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
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

Post by motes motes
to
know!
On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 8:01 PM, Benson

Post by Benson Margulies
Oh! What are you all doing? Are you just always publishing

sites from

Post by Benson Margulies
snapshot builds with qualifiers? I just assumed that I had to

make a

Post by Benson Margulies
'real release version'.
On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Igor

Post by Igor Fedorenko
Yes -- it won't work.
There is some discussion in TYCHO-214 [1], and I remember

there were

Post by Benson Margulies

Post by Igor Fedorenko
patches for release-plugin somewhere, but I've never tried them myself.
[1] https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/TYCHO-214
--
Regards,
Igor

Post by Benson Margulies
Is there anything I need to know about running the release

plugin on

Post by Benson Margulies

Post by Benson Margulies
a
set of tycho projects?
_______________________________________________
tycho-user mailing list
https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/tycho-user

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Danail Nachev

2011-07-05 10:46:53 UTC