Re: [wtp-dev] New and Noteworthy in releng: official patches

[David M Williams <david_williams@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, the relevant bugs could "point"
to them, but there actually is a download site ... which I mentioned in
the wiki document. It is

http://download.eclipse.org/webtools/patches/

Do you not see that? Or, am I misunderstanding
your question?

Naci Dai <naci.dai@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject	Re: [wtp-dev] New and Noteworthy in releng: official patches

David,

Would we  provide these patches (even if they are official, maybe
binary, and cover the complete set of components) from bugzilla? 
That makes the most sense to me. 

Breaking new ground and setting new standards for all Eclipse projects
everywhere ...    :) 

Due to two requests, I've created some build steps to produce "patches"
to 1.5.2. 
Of course, the need for these should be extremely rare, but when they are
needed, 
I sleep better at night at knowing they are produced by a predictable,
repeatable process 
that exactly matches the original build process and can be installed on
an existing 
installation (and then be "updated" correctly in the next maintenance
release). 

You can see some details, if interested, at 
http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/WTP_Release_1.5_Patches

But, most people never need to know about this process or these patches
... they are not meant to be "generally released" in the normal
sense of the word. 
Some users or adopters might be directed to use these patches in some special
circumstances, but ... in general, if not directed there, they should not
be used. 

And, even though there is a new _patches stream, developers should 
not release anything to this stream. 

With this note, I am just keeping everyone informed with all the same information.

P.S. Before you naysayers respond, yes, I am aware of the sad irony of
presenting as "noteworthy" the "ability to create patches
for really bad bugs"  ... 
but at least we do it well!

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