Hi Udara, Would you please help me to provide answers to the further doubts mentioned by Chris in [1] as follows?
I'm still a bit confused. It seems that there are two types of patches: A) diffs created using a version control system (e.g. diff's/pull requests) B) archive files that have a well defined structure (e.g. [1]) Questions: - Will a Stratos 'committer' ever need to 'create' or 'apply' patches of type B? - Will a Stratos 'user' ever need to 'apply' patches of type B? [1]https://wso2.org/jira/browse/DOCUMENTATION-561 @Chris: I resolved the JIRA since the content is added to the docs. I suggest we can use this mail thread to clear out further doubts. On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 8:43 PM, Praneesha Chandrasiri <pranee...@wso2.com> wrote: > Hi Chris, > > Can we resolve this JIRA now? > > > On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 8:40 PM, Praneesha Chandrasiri <pranee...@wso2.com > > wrote: > >> 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 <%2B%2894%29%20718156888>* >> *E-mail: pranee...@wso2.com <pranee...@wso2.com>* >> >> > > > -- > Thanks & Best Regards, > *Praneesha Chandrasiri* > *Technical Writer* > *WSO2 Inc. * > *Mobile: +(94) 718156888 <%2B%2894%29%20718156888>* > *E-mail: pranee...@wso2.com <pranee...@wso2.com>* > > -- Thanks & Best Regards, *Praneesha Chandrasiri* *Technical Writer* *WSO2 Inc. * *Mobile: +(94) 718156888* *E-mail: pranee...@wso2.com <pranee...@wso2.com>*
