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Posted to dev@cocoon.apache.org by Reinhard Poetz <re...@apache.org> on 2007/01/04 08:15:28 UTC

Re: Managing "changes" information

Ralph Goers wrote:
> Carsten Ziegeler wrote:
>>   Currently we have a status.xml for each block in trunk already which
>> lists (should list) changes between 2.1.x and 2.2. I think it is far
>> easier to keep track of changes (= add a comment to the changes
>> document) if it sits right next to the code that was changed. Today,
>> status.xml is not kept accordingly in all cases and I really fear noone
>> will ever add changes to some document stored somewhere else (in Daisy
>> for example).
>>
>> I think it's not a matter of how I edit the document but more a where do
>> I edit it. Handling the changes xml document really requires a minimum
>> of XML as you just have to add an entry element and add your text 
>> inbetween.
>>
>> Carsten
>>   
> Since we are using maven I'd much rather utilize what is already 
> provided than invent something new.  The whole point of maven is to 
> allow developers already familiar with it to know what to do and where 
> to find it.

Yes. Then I will setup the src/changes/changes.xml files in our modules because 
I guess that nobody wants to write a "StatusReport" module for Maven.
As I said before this solution comes with the downside that the description 
doesn't allow mixed content. Instead of having no changes reports this is 
acceptable ;-)

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Re: Managing "changes" information

Posted by Reinhard Poetz <re...@apache.org>.
Vadim Gritsenko wrote:
> Reinhard Poetz wrote:
>> Reinhard Poetz wrote:
>>> Ralph Goers wrote:
>>>> Reinhard Poetz wrote:
>>>>> Yes. Then I will setup the src/changes/changes.xml files in our 
>>>>> modules because I guess that nobody wants to write a "StatusReport" 
>>>>> module for Maven.
>>>>> As I said before this solution comes with the downside that the 
>>>>> description doesn't allow mixed content. Instead of having no 
>>>>> changes reports this is acceptable ;-)
>>>> What do you mean by "mixed content"?
>>>>
>>>
>>> e.g. ordered lists --> <ol><li>foo</li><li>bar</ol>
>>>
>>> I looked into the sources of the Maven report generation mechanism 
>>> and AFAICT this API makes it difficult (impossible?) to provide 
>>> support for it.
>>
>> see 
>> http://cocoon.zones.apache.org/dev-docs/core-modules/core/2.2/changes-report.html. 
>> The description of a particular change can only contain text.
> 
> This last change surely would be more readable if it was formatted with 
> list or something.

Definitly

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Re: Managing "changes" information

Posted by Vadim Gritsenko <va...@reverycodes.com>.
Reinhard Poetz wrote:
> Reinhard Poetz wrote:
>> Ralph Goers wrote:
>>> Reinhard Poetz wrote:
>>>> Yes. Then I will setup the src/changes/changes.xml files in our 
>>>> modules because I guess that nobody wants to write a "StatusReport" 
>>>> module for Maven.
>>>> As I said before this solution comes with the downside that the 
>>>> description doesn't allow mixed content. Instead of having no 
>>>> changes reports this is acceptable ;-)
>>> What do you mean by "mixed content"?
>>>
>>
>> e.g. ordered lists --> <ol><li>foo</li><li>bar</ol>
>>
>> I looked into the sources of the Maven report generation mechanism and 
>> AFAICT this API makes it difficult (impossible?) to provide support 
>> for it.
> 
> see 
> http://cocoon.zones.apache.org/dev-docs/core-modules/core/2.2/changes-report.html. 
> The description of a particular change can only contain text.

This last change surely would be more readable if it was formatted with list or 
something.

Vadim

Re: Managing "changes" information

Posted by Ralph Goers <Ra...@dslextreme.com>.

Reinhard Poetz wrote:
> Reinhard Poetz wrote:
>> Ralph Goers wrote:
>>> What do you mean by "mixed content"?
>>>
>> e.g. ordered lists --> <ol><li>foo</li><li>bar</ol>
>>
>> I looked into the sources of the Maven report generation mechanism 
>> and AFAICT this API makes it difficult (impossible?) to provide 
>> support for it.
>
> see 
> http://cocoon.zones.apache.org/dev-docs/core-modules/core/2.2/changes-report.html. 
> The description of a particular change can only contain text.
>
Thanks, now I understand.  I'll take a glance at that code myself when I 
can.

Ralph

Re: Managing "changes" information

Posted by Reinhard Poetz <re...@apache.org>.
Reinhard Poetz wrote:
> Ralph Goers wrote:
>> Reinhard Poetz wrote:
>>> Yes. Then I will setup the src/changes/changes.xml files in our 
>>> modules because I guess that nobody wants to write a "StatusReport" 
>>> module for Maven.
>>> As I said before this solution comes with the downside that the 
>>> description doesn't allow mixed content. Instead of having no changes 
>>> reports this is acceptable ;-)
>> What do you mean by "mixed content"?
>>
> 
> e.g. ordered lists --> <ol><li>foo</li><li>bar</ol>
> 
> I looked into the sources of the Maven report generation mechanism and 
> AFAICT this API makes it difficult (impossible?) to provide support for it.

see 
http://cocoon.zones.apache.org/dev-docs/core-modules/core/2.2/changes-report.html. 
The description of a particular change can only contain text.

-- 
Reinhard Pötz           Independent Consultant, Trainer & (IT)-Coach 

{Software Engineering, Open Source, Web Applications, Apache Cocoon}

                                        web(log): http://www.poetz.cc
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Re: Managing "changes" information

Posted by Reinhard Poetz <re...@apache.org>.
Ralph Goers wrote:
> Reinhard Poetz wrote:
>> Yes. Then I will setup the src/changes/changes.xml files in our 
>> modules because I guess that nobody wants to write a "StatusReport" 
>> module for Maven.
>> As I said before this solution comes with the downside that the 
>> description doesn't allow mixed content. Instead of having no changes 
>> reports this is acceptable ;-)
> What do you mean by "mixed content"?
> 

e.g. ordered lists --> <ol><li>foo</li><li>bar</ol>

I looked into the sources of the Maven report generation mechanism and AFAICT 
this API makes it difficult (impossible?) to provide support for it.

-- 
Reinhard Pötz           Independent Consultant, Trainer & (IT)-Coach 

{Software Engineering, Open Source, Web Applications, Apache Cocoon}

                                        web(log): http://www.poetz.cc
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Re: Managing "changes" information

Posted by Ralph Goers <Ra...@dslextreme.com>.
Reinhard Poetz wrote:
> Yes. Then I will setup the src/changes/changes.xml files in our 
> modules because I guess that nobody wants to write a "StatusReport" 
> module for Maven.
> As I said before this solution comes with the downside that the 
> description doesn't allow mixed content. Instead of having no changes 
> reports this is acceptable ;-)
What do you mean by "mixed content"?