[jboss-as7-dev] Recent profile changes

[Jason T. Greene]

On 7/5/11 11:00 AM, Brian Stansberry wrote:
> On 7/4/11 5:01 AM, Heiko Braun wrote:
>>
>>
>> Well, you could still:
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>> - re-use configurations
>> - configure certain options once, in a single place
>> - simplify and cleanup the xml files
>>
>> There is two ways to look at it:
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>> a)<includes/>   can reduce redundancy with certain constraints
>> b) or it may be the ultimate super weapon that allows duplicate declarations and overwrites
>>
>>
>> But if you chose b) please answer this question first:
>>
>>
>> Profile C includes profile B. A includes B and C. All of them declare subsystem "Web".
>> Now you change the socket binding for subsystem "Web" in Profile B.
>>
>> What socket binding do servers use that rely on profile A?
>>
>
> *If* we supported overrides, it would be on a complete replace basis for
> the subsystem. So, you said A declares subsystem "Web" so it's own
> configuration would determine things.

I Agree. One thing we have learned about overrides, is that they aren't 
worth doing if they don't have simple, easy to understand rules.

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Jason T. Greene
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