[hal-release-stream] Using SNAPHOT Versions of Extensions in HAL

[Rob Cernich]

Hey Heiko,

Thanks for the info.  Comments inline.

> On Oct 21, 2013, at 6:13 PM, Rob Cernich <rcernich at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hey HAL,
> > 
> > I was wondering if there is a process for producing a HAL build which
> > includes a SNAPSHOT version of a particular extension.  For example, how
> > would I incorporate an interim version of the SwitchYard extension into
> > HAL?
> > 
> 
> Do a snapshot release and send us a PR to update the dependencies?

Does that mean I would have to request a new HAL build every time the SY snapshot was built too?

> 
> 
> > For SwitchYard, I could create a Maven module in our release project that
> > builds HAL, but specifies the snapshot version of the SwitchYard
> > extension.  In that case, I'm not sure what version I should specify for
> > HAL.
> 
> Depends on the EAP/Wildfly version you target. For anything EAP 6.2.x or WF
> 8.0.x use the latest release-stream master. It does rely on Core 2.0.x and
> includes the access control SPI (mandatory).
> 

Thanks for the info, but I did some more investigating and I don't think the approach I was looking at is feasible.

> 
> > 
> > That leads to my next question: What happens when SY is released?  The way
> > I understand things is that I would need to release the SY extension, wait
> > for a new release of HAL, then release the SY distribution, which would
> > incorporate the new HAL release (as opposed to the internally build
> > SNAPSHOT module).  Does that sound about right?
> > 
> 
> Sounds about right yes. Just make sure you pick the right release stream for
> the HAL console that matches the SY release.
> 
> Are there any upcoming releases we assist with?

I'll probably be issuing a PR to update SY to 1.1 for the 1.5.x branch in the next week or two.

> 
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Rob
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