Thanks a lot Udara!
On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Udara Liyanage <ud...@wso2.com> wrote: > > > > On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Praneesha Chandrasiri <pranee...@wso2.com > > wrote: > >> Hi devs, >> >> Shall we provide answers to the following doubts mentioned by Chris in >> [1]? >> >> 1) Patches will need to be applied by both committers and non-committers? >> > > Contributers who are not yet commiters can send patches which are applied > by commiters. A non commiter can not apply a patch since he can not commit. > >> >> 2) Are there different sorts of patches? >> > Can send a source patch (git diff or git format-patch) or a pull request > >> >> a) git diff patches containing source code changes (created as described >> in step 3 here [1]) >> b) structured archive files containing meta data and code changes >> (created as described here [2]) >> > > >> >> 3) Are there different reasons for a patch based on above? >> a) applying a third parties code changes to your own development tree >> b) applying pre-built packages containing binary files (e.g. jar files) >> to a stratos instance without having to touch source code >> > Stratos team might not provide binary patches. But someone can apply the > source patch, re build the patched code and get the binaries (Jars). The he > can apply the jars to the Stratos as a binary patch. > Create a folder with a patch number like patch10 > Put the patched jars inside the patch10 > copy the folder to the $STRATOS/repository/components/patches > Start Stratos again. > > If any change is done to components/restendpoint/ then stratos.war should > be patched > > rm repository/deployment/web-apps/stratos > rm repository/deployment/web-apps/stratos.war > cp stratos.war repository/deployment/web-apps > >> >> 4) Will the Stratos team be providing patches for released versions of >> Stratos (e.g. security fixes)? >> > 5) If the Stratos team will be providing patches, where can those patches >> be found? >> > Issues will be fixed in the current working branches. I am afraid released > versions will be fixed. However anyone can backport a change to a released > version when it is fixed in master or current working branch. > >> >> >> This is regarding the page added on the patch application in [2]. >> >> [1]https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STRATOS-679 >> [2] >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/STRATOS/Patch+Application+Process >> >> -- >> Thanks & Best Regards, >> *Praneesha Chandrasiri* >> *Technical Writer* >> *WSO2 Inc. * >> *Mobile: +(94) 718156888 <%2B%2894%29%20718156888>* >> *E-mail: pranee...@wso2.com <pranee...@wso2.com>* >> >> > > > -- > > Udara Liyanage > Software Engineer > WSO2, Inc.: http://wso2.com > lean. enterprise. middleware > > web: http://udaraliyanage.wordpress.com > phone: +94 71 443 6897 > -- Thanks & Best Regards, *Praneesha Chandrasiri* *Technical Writer* *WSO2 Inc. * *Mobile: +(94) 718156888* *E-mail: pranee...@wso2.com <pranee...@wso2.com>*
