Hi all, If there is no further discusson, I will create a JIRA issue later to 1) add an ofbiz.version key in start.properties file; and 2) have the ofbiz.version key value included in the startup message.
Regards, James Yong On 2017-11-28 01:35, Jacques Le Roux <jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> wrote: > OK then if we have both, why not? > > Jacques > > > Le 27/11/2017 à 17:15, James Yong a écrit : > > Hi Jacques, > > > > The developer can refer to the proposed ofbiz.version property if needed. > > > > Regards, > > James Yong > > > > On 2017-11-28 00:03, Jacques Le Roux <jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> wrote: > >> Hi James, > >> > >> That's good when you start but could be hard to find after many days > >> running in production for instance > >> > >> Jacques > >> > >> > >> Le 27/11/2017 à15:43, James Yong a écrità: > >>> Hi all, > >>> > >>> How about hardcoding the released version in start.properties? > >>> E.g. > >>> ofbiz.version=v16.11.03 > >>> > >>> During startup, we can print out the version as part of the startup > >>> message like: > >>> ____ __________ _ > >>> / __ \/ ____/ __ )(_)___ > >>> / / / / /_ / __ / /_ / > >>> / /_/ / __/ / /_/ / / / /_ > >>> \____/_/ /_____/_/ /___/ v16.11.03 is started and ready. > >>> > >>> Just update the released version in the properties before a release. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> James Yong > >>> > >>> > >>> On 2017-11-27 22:08, Akash Jain <akash.j...@hotwaxsystems.com> wrote: > >>>> +1, version information should available somewhere, it will be helpful. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks and Regards > >>>> -- > >>>> Akash Jain > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 6:07 PM, Sharan Foga <sha...@apache.org> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Hi > >>>>> > >>>>> Having the version info available somehow could be useful. Whenever a > >>>>> user > >>>>> reports a problem on our user lists, one of the first questions we ask > >>>>> them > >>>>> is "What version are you using?" > >>>>> > >>>>> Perhaps asking the question about version information, on the user list > >>>>> might help. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks > >>>>> Sharan > >>>>> > >>>>> On 2017-11-27 08:49, Pierre Smits <pierre.sm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>>> Hi Devanshu Vyas, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Please see inline. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Best regards, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Pierre Smits > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com> > >>>>>> OFBiz based solutions & services > >>>>>> > >>>>>> OEM - The OFBiz Extensions Marketplace1 > >>>>>> http://oem.ofbizci.net/oci-2/ > >>>>>> 1 not affiliated to (and not endorsed by) the OFBiz project > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 7:33 AM, Devanshu Vyas < > >>>>> vyas.devansh...@gmail.com> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thank you all for your thoughts on this. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I really like the idea shared by Taher to create a version file using > >>>>>>> target and after second thought I agree that it can be a tiresome task > >>>>> to > >>>>>>> update version info manually with each release. > >>>>>>> But before we conclude this discussion, I would like to share another > >>>>>>> thought with you. I think we can add OFBiz version info in the > >>>>> licensing > >>>>>>> information we add to our files. > >>>>>>> I know it will be a manual task, but can be easily done with a simple > >>>>> Find > >>>>>>> & Replace. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I am happy to work on the whichever implementation we decide > >>>>> here(hoping I > >>>>>>> am not stepping on anyone's toes). > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> Don't worry. I bet you aren't. ;) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> And my reason to raise the concern was that it is very difficult to > >>>>>>> identify which version of code a user is using(a real-time scenario > >>>>> where I > >>>>>>> was exposed to OFBiz code and I couldn't perform anything on it. So > >>>>> just by > >>>>>>> looking at it, I was unable to determine what version it was) > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> So you experienced a user being exposed to a OOTB OFBiz deployment, > >>>>>> deployed by your employer HotWax? Or was the user exposed to a > >>>>>> deployment > >>>>>> that was also modified? In either case this is an issue related to the > >>>>>> Release Management process applied. And not necessarily an OFBIZ > >>>>>> problem. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Waiting for your replies!! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thanks & Regards, > >>>>>>> Devanshu Vyas. > >>>>>>> > >> > >
