customizing vendor drops for use on multiple projects

[Anthony Ettinger <an...@chovy.com>]

I've attached an image to try and visualize what I'd like to do with svn...

Given the example:
My vendor is: WordPress, I need to keep up to date with latest stable
releases: 2.0.1, 2.0.2, etc.

I'd like to customize a few things about WordPress in one location
that I can use across all my sites: ie: modify some templates,
features

I still want to be able to customize on a site-by-site basis as
well...ie: database.conf, environment.conf, logo.png, etc. etc.

Can someone help me run through the commands that are involved at each
stage (layer) ?

Thanks.

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@pets = Pets.find_all_by_species('dog')
@pets.each do |dog| {
 if dog.name == 'Farley'
 dog.nick = 'Sir Barks-A-lot'
 elsif dog.name == 'Bonita'
 dog.nick = 'Princess Boo'
 else
 dog.nick = 'Doggie?'
 end
}

Re: customizing vendor drops for use on multiple projects

[John Peacock <jo...@havurah-software.org>]

Anthony Ettinger wrote:
> I've attached an image to try and visualize what I'd like to do with svn...
> 
> Given the example:
> My vendor is: WordPress, I need to keep up to date with latest stable
> releases: 2.0.1, 2.0.2, etc.
> 
> I'd like to customize a few things about WordPress in one location
> that I can use across all my sites: ie: modify some templates,
> features
> 
> I still want to be able to customize on a site-by-site basis as
> well...ie: database.conf, environment.conf, logo.png, etc. etc.

1) Install SVK
2) Mirror WordPress's repository (`svk mirror`)
3) Create master local branch based off the mirror (`svk cp`)
3) Create local branches for each site off master local branch (`svk cp`)
4) Whenever WordPress cuts a new release, rebase your master local branch
5) Then rebase your site branches from your master branch

SVK makes this very easy to do (you will be running `svk pull` to get the
upstream changes during steps 4 & 5).  SVK manages the merging for you in a very
automated way.

	http://svk.bestpractical.com/

HTH

John

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