Re: Patch releases using Maven

[John Patrick <nh...@gmail.com>]

I don't see it as maven issue, I see it as a source control management or
people issue.

Getting a clear understanding of how version numbers will be increased, how
people should be using source control, once you know that maven can do what
ever you need it to do.

Issues you'll need to think about.
1) Source Control Management, does everyone work in trunk, or do you have
branches for trunk, development, releases, patches, bugs, refactoring?

2) What is the version number string, we use something like
major.minor.component.build.patch. This give us the ability to release
patches for specific component builds.

3) Do you have a internal company repo, project repo or per release repo.
This means when doing patches where do you get the other components for that
release.

The project I'm on went from ant to maven, speed of releases improved, we
are slow getting it to where developers on what ever branch only need to
build the xml schema's, war and ears plus the bits they are developing,
everything else comes from that release branch repo.

John


2009/12/16 svenkat.cm <gn...@yahoo.com>

>
> Hi There
>
> I would like to understand how  effective you are doing  your patch
> releases
> on maven based projects
>
> Our scenario:
>                We have made the release to the customer.There might be
> requests from the customer(s) for some emergency fixes - say couple of jars
> to be replaced with the fixes etc., Also subsequent patches should be
> cumulative of all the patches to be released.
>
> Our plan or proposal is that:
>     - since our build time is long, so we don't want to do full build every
> time we make patches
>     - since patches are specific to components, is it ok to apply the code
> fix to the specific components and (re)build that particular component
>
> Questions:
>            Do you foresee any issues with approach?
>            what other better way you are handling in your projects?
>            do you use maven reactor plugin
>
> Thanks
> -Venkat
>
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