SebbASF created MPIR-280:
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Summary: Clarify that Web Access SCM link is not suitable for SCM
checkout
Key: MPIR-280
URL: https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MPIR-280
Project: Maven 2.x Project Info Reports Plugin
Issue Type: Bug
Components: scm
Affects Versions: 2.7
Reporter: SebbASF
The details for the viewvc section say (for example):
>>>
Web Access
The following is a link to the online source repository.
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/commons/proper/lang/trunk
<<<
This has been taken by some readers to imply that the URL is suitable for SVN
client access, and there have been complaints on mailing lists when it does not
work.
It would be useful to clarify the text to reduce user frustration and
unnecessary mailing list traffic.
The text "The following is a link to the online source repository." applies
equally to a proper SVN link. It does not indicate that URL is intended for Web
Brower (HTTP) access only.
The section header "Web Access" does not really help either, as "Web" is often
used as a synonym for "Internet".
I can see how readers who don't know about ViewVC could easily not notice that
distinction.
I suggest that the default text is changed as follows:
report.scm.webaccess.title=Web Server (HTTP) Access
report.scm.webaccess.url=
The following is a link to a browsable version of the source repository.
Please use the "Anonymous Access" or "Developer Access" URL if you want to
check out the source using your SCM client.
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