[rules-dev] [vote] Module drools-atom in limbo

[Michael Neale]

I don't think it is used or needed. Can archive it off unless anyone says
otherwise.

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 1:59 AM, Geoffrey De Smet
<ge0ffrey.spam at gmail.com>wrote:

> I am looking at cleaning up the build and moving to maven 3, to make it
> faster, more reliable, etc.
> I am also actively wondering if some modules or files aren't dead code.
> First candidate is drools-atom:
>
> The module drools-atom is in limbo:
> - It still exists
> - It's not part of any build
> - Does it still build? No
> -- 'dependencies.dependency.version' is missing for
> org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-frontend-jaxrs:jar
> - Does it still compile against the latest drools version? Idunno, but
> since it's not part of the build, tomorrow's refactor might break it.
> - Does anyone use it? If it doesn't build and it isn't released... no?
>
> I don't think that code is useful to anyone in this state. I do think
> it's presence alone slightly complicates the drools sources.
>
>
> What do we do with it?
> - [A] remove the directory drools-atom from trunk (it's still retired in
> in subversion)
> - [B] leave it like it is now. It might be usefull to someone
> - [C] add it to the build again, make it work
> - [D] create a separate repository "drools-incubator" and move it there
>
> In my opinion:
> +1 for [A]
> -1 for [B]: either it builds or it's not in trunk
>
>
> If we all agree that removing dead modules is a good idea, I 'll provide
> a list of possible candidates next time.
>
> --
> With kind regards,
> Geoffrey De Smet
>
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