Jacopo,
Those docs are fine. Maybe the problem (if any?) is that they are not in "plain English"? I
understand those docs just fine, though.
For eg, "Finally do a merge between ofbiz r482800, ofbiz r483333 and my working
copy", really means:
"Finally, find the difference between rNew and rOld, and apply those differences into my working
copy."
So, to any concerned:
As with all newly ingested medication (new OFBiz updates merged in), complications may arise. In
case of complications or allergies, cease medication immediately, and revert to former healthy
self before medication was started. Fortunately, you can do that with SVN and software codes,
though you can't always do that in real life. :)
Then, reverse-engineer the new medication to see if any part or even all of that medication is
incompatible with your custom OFBiz. Yes, that means you will need someone who knows about that
type of medication (OFBiz know-how, in this case).
Note that we cannot assume OFBiz rNew is agreeable with your custom OFBiz, just because rOld was
agreeable. Your cutom OFBiz could have taken a new diet. Maybe soy products and potato chips would
cause incompatibilities with rNew. The OFBiz contributors cannot hope to predict whether your
custom OFBiz had ingested any new factors to cause incompatibilities with rNew. Please consult
them on a regular basis, to ensure your custom OFBiz develops compatibly with official OFBiz and
future medications.
Step 5 "resolve the conflicts" may prove to be extremely difficult if your custom OFBiz had gone
through many long years of un-monitored diet modifications. Your OFBiz would've veered terribly
off-course in that case. Regular synchronizations with official OFBiz trunk should make that step
easily. Visit your doctor for regular check-ups.
Hope that helps. If not, you need a doctor... or, OFBiz developer, rather. :)
This is really in answer to BJ, who seemed to claim that evaluation of new medication in case of
incompatibilities isn't possible or necessary(??). I think I misunderstood him again.
Jonathon
Jacopo Cappellato wrote:
Hi Jonathon,
Jonathon -- Improov wrote:
Maybe we could write an eBook on "Keeping Up With Official OFBiz
Updates -- Version Control Strategies"? Will that be useful to the
OFBiz community.
Jonathon
That would be great: a good starting point could be reviewing/enhancing
the existing Wiki documents:
http://docs.ofbiz.org/x/l
http://docs.ofbiz.org/x/8gI
Jacopo
