Re: [jbosstools-dev] Fwd: Best way to handle 2 code streams

On 01/10/2013 07:21 PM, Rob Cernich wrote:

> Yep. That's what I was thinking. As I said, I'm not sure about the > upgrade process. My concern is that once one of the child features > is installed, you may not be able to update at all (i.e. a wtp > upgrade would balk because the e42 plugin isn't compatible). That > said, users probably won't be using the update mechanism when > updating the platform, so you should be good.

I see a tricky use-case. From definition of optional feature: "Some included features may be useful add-ons, but are not vital to the proper functioning of the overall product. Feature providers can elect to mark them as optional . Optional features will only be installed if all their required features and plug-ins are available. If not installed right away, optional features can be added at a later date." A user that had Kepler but not Dali installed will have none of those optional features installed. He'll need to install Dali manually. I don't think users will like to dig for dependencies to be able to install a feature, it's so pre-p2 !

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