cvs commit guidelines (was: [Fwd: merlin CVS state?])

[Leo Simons <le...@apache.org>]

Hey all,

is it our policy that everything checked into CVS should always build
and run? (I think it is...)

if so, I'll add a doc snippet somewhere on that ;)

cheers,

- Leo

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From: Gary Shea <sh...@gtsdesign.com>
To: Avalon framework users <av...@jakarta.apache.org>
Subject: merlin CVS state?
Date: 18 Nov 2002 10:44:19 -0700

Hey Steve, just wondering what your CVS-state policy is for merlin.
Do you intend that the CVS version always be functional, or are there
tags for latest functional version?

I've been avoiding tracking the CVS too closely for fear of getting a
non-functional snapshot, but it would be nice to stop worrying and start
updating!

	Gary




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Re: cvs commit guidelines (was: [Fwd: merlin CVS state?])

[Nicola Ken Barozzi <ni...@apache.org>]

Leo Simons wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> is it our policy that everything checked into CVS should always build
> and run? (I think it is...)
> 
> if so, I'll add a doc snippet somewhere on that ;)

It's a Jakarta rule, and basically also an Apache one:
http://jakarta.apache.org/site/source.html

"
Related changes should be committed as a group, or very closely 
together. Half complete projects should never be committed to the main 
branch of a development repository. All code changes must be 
successfully compiled on the developer's platform before being 
committed. Also, any unit tests should also pass.

The current source code tree for a subproject should be capable of 
complete compilation at all times. However, it is sometimes impossible 
for a developer on one platform to avoid breaking some other platform 
when a change is committed. If it is anticipated that a given change 
will break the build on some other platform, the committer must indicate 
that in the commit message.
"

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