I agree with Luciano's perspective.

- Venkat

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Luciano Resende <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> Considering this has been there in several files for a while, and it
> really does not affect anyone that does not want to use the extra one
> line of information on the top of the java file. Why not let other
> that see some benefits on this to use it ?
>
> I'm still +1 on this.
>
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 5:52 AM, Simon Nash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Mark Combellack wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Jean-Sebastien Delfino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Sent: 15 April 2008 02:59
> > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > Subject: Re: Adding SVN version to Java files
> > > >
> > > > Mark Combellack wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I've been looking through the Tuscany source code and noticed that
> > some
> > > > > files have a @version containing the SVN revision number in their
> > > > >
> > > > JavaDoc
> > > >
> > > > > headers but others do not.
> > > > >
> > > > > As an example, @version might look like:
> > > > >
> > > > > /**
> > > > >  * Some JavaDoc for the class
> > > > >  *
> > > > >  * @version $Rev: 598005 $ $Date: 2007-11-25 16:36:27 +0000 (Sun,
> 25
> > Nov
> > > > > 2007) $
> > > > >  */
> > > > >
> > > > > I would like to go through the Tuscany source code and add this
> header
> > > > >
> > > > where
> > > >
> > > > > it is missing. This would involve a large number of minor changes
> to
> > the
> > > > > Tuscany tree so I wanted to run it by everyone to make sure no-one
> had
> > a
> > > > > problem with me doing this at this time.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'll probably start this next week unless there is an objection.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Mark
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > I'm replying again to the original message in this thread, as there
> > > > doesn't seem to be any conclusion yet. Does anybody understand where
> we
> > > > are with this?
> > > >
> > > > I'm usually adding the SVN rev tag to the files I touch when I see
> that
> > > > it's missing. I guess I can continue like that but it doesn't sound
> > > > ideal, so I'm still +1 on Mark's proposal.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, Mark Thanks for volunteering to do this. I was hoping it'd
> take
> > > > less than 3 weeks to reach consensus on changes like that which
> don't
> > > > break anything...
> > > > --
> > > > Jean-Sebastien
> > > >
> > > >
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> > >
> > >
> > > This topic appears to have gone quiet. I guess this means that we have
> a
> > > "consensus" since there appears to be no active debate on this
> subject.
> > >
> > > In summary of this thread, we have:
> > >
> > >    +1 from Mark, Vasmi, Luciano and Sebastian.
> > >
> > >    ant prefers not to do this
> > >
> > >    Simon says he would find it useful.
> > >
> > >
> >  I did say this, but there was subsequent discussion in which
> >  an alternative aproach was suggested, and I said the following
> >  in reply:
> >
> >
> >   "Thanks.  This seems pretty easy to do, and it's 100% reliable.
> >   Now I have discovered this, I don't see any great advantage in having
> >   the same information within the file itself."
> >
> >  So my view is that there is not much value in doing this.  Also,
> >  my experience today with patch application indicates that there can
> >  be a downside.
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > > From the above, we have 4 +1s and no -1s - although we have a
> preference
> > not
> > > >
> > > to do this from ant. So, the consensus is to make this change.
> > >
> > >
> >  We haven't held a formal vote, so I don't think we should be trying
> >  to decide this based on a count of +1s and -1s.  I'd prefer to turn
> >  the question around and ask what is the value in adding this, given
> >  that the information is so easily available by other means.
> >
> >   Simon
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > I'll hold off making the changes for a few days and then start later
> this
> > > week.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Luciano Resende
> Apache Tuscany Committer
> http://people.apache.org/~lresende <http://people.apache.org/%7Elresende>
> http://lresende.blogspot.com/
>

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