Hi Andreas,

On 21 March 2011 12:39, Andreas Veithen <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 12:05, Harshana Eranga Martin
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi Andreas,
> >
> > On 5 February 2011 18:04, Andreas Veithen <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 09:44, Harshana Eranga Martin
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > Hi All,
> >> >
> >> > On 25 January 2011 13:16, Harshana Eranga Martin <
> [email protected]>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi All,
> >> >>
> >> >> On 25 January 2011 12:01, Saminda Wijeratne <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> There are no other such plugins available to do the same thing in a
> >> >>> generic manner. I got my eye on Tycho [1] which is a project that is
> >> >>> emerging to support maven builds for eclipse projects but it is
> still
> >> >>> in the
> >> >>> incubation stage.
> >> >>
> >> >> Yes. It is the only thing that I also found, which can be used to
> >> >> replace
> >> >> Carbon p2 maven plugin. I'm currently looking at it to check whether
> it
> >> >> is
> >> >> suitable enough for this task.
> >> >
> >> > I had a good look at the Tycho. It seems to be capable of doing what
> we
> >> > need. However there is a serious problem with it. As this
> documentation
> >> > (and
> >> > many other) [2]  says, Tycho requires Maven 3. But we are still using
> >> > Maven
> >> > 2 and Maven 2 and Maven 3 are not completely compatible with each
> other.
> >> > Therefore this is more like a "No Go" for Tycho option IMO.
> >>
> >> Personally, I don't think that there is a hard requirement to keep the
> >> Axis2 build compatible with Maven 2. Of course, before making the
> >> switch, we need to make sure that our builds all run smoothly with
> >> Maven 3. The fact Hudson now supports Maven 3 already removes one big
> >> obstacle. Recently our Hudson builds got upgraded accidentally to
> >> Maven 3 and that revealed a couple of issues, but they should be
> >> solvable.
> >
> > Noted. I will try to build the Axis2 with Maven3 first and get it fixed.
> > Then will try the tycho build for Eclipse plugins.
> > Thanks  and Regards,
> > Harshana
>
> I've switched the Jenkins build of Axis2 trunk to Maven 3 and so far,
> I didn't see any issue.
>

I also tried building Axis2 using Maven 3 and it was successful. I did some
tasks related to integrating  Tycho and made some progress. But still I
haven't completed it. I'll let the list know the progress of that task.

Thanks and Regards,
Harshana

>
> >>
> >> Andreas
> >>
> >> > [2]. http://eclipse.org/tycho/download.php
> >> > Thanks and Regards,
> >> > Harshana
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks and Regards,
> >> >> Harshana
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Saminda
> >> >>> 1. http://www.eclipse.org/tycho/
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 2:07 AM, Andreas Veithen
> >> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 13:08, Harshana Eranga Martin
> >> >>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >>>> > Hi Andreas,
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> > On 23 January 2011 17:18, Andreas Veithen
> >> >>>> > <[email protected]>
> >> >>>> > wrote:
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >> I don't see any issue with using this plugin, but I'm more
> worried
> >> >>>> >> about using the WSO2 Maven repository. While preparing the
> Rampart
> >> >>>> >> release we discovered that this repository contains artifacts
> with
> >> >>>> >> the
> >> >>>> >> same groupId/artifactId/version as artifacts in Maven central,
> but
> >> >>>> >> with different content [1]. This is a potential source for build
> >> >>>> >> instabilities. For Rampart we solved that by removing the WSO2
> >> >>>> >> repository so that only artifacts from Maven central are used. I
> >> >>>> >> think
> >> >>>> >> that right now, none of the Axis2 projects use the WSO2
> >> >>>> >> repository.
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> > Thanks for the explanation and I understand your concern here.
> >> >>>> > If we don't declare the WSO2 maven repository at the root pom
> level
> >> >>>> > and
> >> >>>> > declare it only at the relevant module/sub module level, will
> maven
> >> >>>> > still be
> >> >>>> > looking at WSO2 repository to resolve dependencies even outside
> of
> >> >>>> > that
> >> >>>> > declared module/sub module? If not, there won't be any issues in
> >> >>>> > using
> >> >>>> > it
> >> >>>> > since I have declared it only at the newly added sub module level
> >> >>>> > to
> >> >>>> > resolve
> >> >>>> > the Carbon p2 maven plugin.
> >> >>>> > Thanks and Regards,
> >> >>>> > Harshana
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> The problem is that it is impossible to predict if it will break
> >> >>>> something and where the issue will surface. Yesterday I spent an
> hour
> >> >>>> debugging a failing unit test in CXF only to find out that the
> issue
> >> >>>> was caused by a pollution of my local Maven repository with an
> >> >>>> incorrect wsdl4j:wsdl4j:1.6.2 artifact from the WSO2 repository.
> >> >>>> There
> >> >>>> are a couple of examples [1] [2] of other repositories that caused
> >> >>>> very hard to debug issues with the Axis2 build, although they are
> >> >>>> much
> >> >>>> better managed than the WSO2 repository. In all these cases, we
> ended
> >> >>>> up removing them from the build.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Are there no other plugins available from Maven central that have
> >> >>>> similar features?
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> [1] http://markmail.org/thread/clyu2jp3iisv4kbo
> >> >>>> [2] http://markmail.org/thread/j6c3kw7fueihhjya
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >> Andreas
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >> [1] http://markmail.org/message/botp2pirxkvj7wap
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >> On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 10:50, Harshana Eranga Martin
> >> >>>> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >>>> >> > Hi All,
> >> >>>> >> > I'm delighted to inform you that I've completed this task. I
> >> >>>> >> > need
> >> >>>> >> > to
> >> >>>> >> > clarify
> >> >>>> >> > few things before submitting the patch.
> >> >>>> >> > For this task, I used the Carbon p2 maven plugin [0] which is
> >> >>>> >> > licensed
> >> >>>> >> > under
> >> >>>> >> > ASL 2.0 and publically available at WSO2 maven repository[1].
> Is
> >> >>>> >> > there
> >> >>>> >> > any
> >> >>>> >> > issue using this maven plugin?
> >> >>>> >> >
> >> >>>> >> >
> >> >>>> >> >
> >> >>>> >> > [0].
> http://wso2.org/svn/browse/wso2/branches/carbon/3.0.0/dependencies/carbon-p2-plugin/?pathrev=63544
> >> >>>> >> >
> >> >>>> >> > [1].
> http://dist.wso2.org/maven2/org/wso2/maven/carbon-p2-plugin/
> >> >>>> >> >
> >> >>>> >> > Thanks and Regads,
> >> >>>> >> > Harshana
> >> >>>> >> >
> >> >>>> >> > On 21 January 2011 10:58, Harshana Eranga Martin
> >> >>>> >> > <[email protected]>
> >> >>>> >> > wrote:
> >> >>>> >> >>
> >> >>>> >> >> Hi All,
> >> >>>> >> >> I will go forward and will do the needful. Meanwhile I have
> >> >>>> >> >> created
> >> >>>> >> >> AXIS2-4937 [0] issue to track the progress of this task.
> >> >>>> >> >> [0]. https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2-4937
> >> >>>> >> >> Thanks and Regards,
> >> >>>> >> >> Harshana
> >> >>>> >> >>
> >> >>>> >> >> On 20 January 2011 22:16, Saminda Wijeratne <
> [email protected]>
> >> >>>> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>>> >> >>>
> >> >>>> >> >>> +1
> >> >>>> >> >>> Saminda
> >> >>>> >> >>>
> >> >>>> >> >>> On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Harshana Eranga Martin
> >> >>>> >> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >>>> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> >> >>>> Hi All,
> >> >>>> >> >>>> Currently there are 2 Eclipse plugins as Axis2 Codegen
> plugin
> >> >>>> >> >>>> and
> >> >>>> >> >>>> Axis2
> >> >>>> >> >>>> Service archive plugin under Axis2 tools and at the moment
> >> >>>> >> >>>> these
> >> >>>> >> >>>> plugins are
> >> >>>> >> >>>> distributed as zip archives. Eclipse users need to extract
> >> >>>> >> >>>> these
> >> >>>> >> >>>> zip archives and copy the jar files to the plugins folder
> of
> >> >>>> >> >>>> their
> >> >>>> >> >>>> Eclipse
> >> >>>> >> >>>> installation.
> >> >>>> >> >>>> Disadvantage in this approach is, inability to install the
> >> >>>> >> >>>> plugins if
> >> >>>> >> >>>> all the dependencies are not already contains in the users'
> >> >>>> >> >>>> Eclipse
> >> >>>> >> >>>> installation. For example this[0] is caused due to missing
> >> >>>> >> >>>> javax.activation
> >> >>>> >> >>>> and javax.xml.stream bundles/packages.
> >> >>>> >> >>>> As Andreas has explained in this [1] issue to solve this
> >> >>>> >> >>>> problem, we
> >> >>>> >> >>>> have to create Eclipse Features for these plugins so that
> the
> >> >>>> >> >>>> p2
> >> >>>> >> >>>> based Eclipse update manager can automatically calculate
> and
> >> >>>> >> >>>> download
> >> >>>> >> >>>> the
> >> >>>> >> >>>> missing dependencies.
> >> >>>> >> >>>> So how about we create Eclipse Features and a p2 repository
> >> >>>> >> >>>> for
> >> >>>> >> >>>> Axis2
> >> >>>> >> >>>> Eclipse plugins and distribute the Eclipse plugins via p2
> >> >>>> >> >>>> repository.
> >> >>>> >> >>>> Devs,
> >> >>>> >> >>>> WDYT?
> >> >>>> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> >> >>>> [0]. http://markmail.org/message/bzkt6ylqcvqxznnn
> >> >>>> >> >>>> [1]. https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2-4916
> >> >>>> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> >> >>>> Thanks and Regards,
> >> >>>> >> >>>> Harshana Martin
> >> >>>> >> >>>> --
> >> >>>> >> >>>> Harshana Eranga Martin
> >> >>>> >> >>>> Software Engineer,
> >> >>>> >> >>>> WSO2 Inc.
> >> >>>> >> >>>> Web: http://wso2.com
> >> >>>> >> >>>>            http://wso2.org
> >> >>>> >> >>>> ECF Committer: http://www.eclipse.org/ecf/
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> >> >>>> >> >>>
> >> >>>> >> >>
> >> >>>> >> >> --
> >> >>>> >> >> Harshana Eranga Martin
> >> >>>> >> >> Software Engineer,
> >> >>>> >> >> WSO2 Inc.
> >> >>>> >> >> Web: http://wso2.com
> >> >>>> >> >>            http://wso2.org
> >> >>>> >> >> ECF Committer: http://www.eclipse.org/ecf/
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> >> >>>> >> >
> >> >>>> >> >
> >> >>>> >> >
> >> >>>> >> > --
> >> >>>> >> > Thanks and Regards,
> >> >>>> >> > Harshana Martin
> >> >>>> >> > --
> >> >>>> >> > Harshana Eranga Martin
> >> >>>> >> > Software Engineer,
> >> >>>> >> > WSO2 Inc.
> >> >>>> >> > Web: http://wso2.com
> >> >>>> >> >            http://wso2.org
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> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >>
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> >> >>>> > Harshana Martin
> >> >>>> > --
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> >> >>>> > Software Engineer,
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> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Thanks and Regards,
> >> >> Harshana Martin
> >> >> --
> >> >> Harshana Eranga Martin
> >> >> Software Engineer,
> >> >> WSO2 Inc.
> >> >> Web: http://wso2.com
> >> >>            http://wso2.org
> >> >> ECF Committer: http://www.eclipse.org/ecf/
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> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Thanks and Regards,
> >> > Harshana Martin
> >> > --
> >> > Harshana Eranga Martin
> >> > Software Engineer,
> >> > WSO2 Inc.
> >> > Web: http://wso2.com
> >> >            http://wso2.org
> >> > ECF Committer: http://www.eclipse.org/ecf/
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