[jbosstools-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (JBIDE-14586) Install Tests does not use latest TP

Install Tests does not use latest TP ------------------------------------ Key: JBIDE-14586 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-14586 Project: Tools (JBoss Tools) Issue Type: Enhancement Components: testing-tools Affects Versions: 4.1.0.Alpha2 Reporter: Mickael Istria Assignee: Mickael Istria Fix For: 4.1.0.CR1 Install-Grinder, in its current state, uses TP referenced by aggregate site rather than the one we build against. This is mainly because of the referenced repository in jbosstools-build-site/aggregate/site/pom.xml Long version {code} Install test to control TP version used at install time Status: updates/kepler is still 4.30.5.Alpha3 Dev site http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/discovery/nightly/core/trunk/ links to http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/updates/kepler/ which links to ../../targetplatforms/jbosstoolstarget/4.30.5.Alpha3/REPO/ When to update it? It's required to change it for correct installation tests Time to update: after Alpha2 is no longer the defacto release? Did you want all those users to break suddenly? ~nboldt No, you can do install tests using the discovery site: http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/discovery/nightly/core/4.1.kepler/co... (contains the correct version of JBT, TP, and Extras for 4.1.kepler stable branch (which is currently Beta1) Suggestion 0 (Mickael): Can't we directly use url http://download.jboss.org/tools/targetplatforms/${tpc.version}/REPO in aggregated site? We could, yes. https://github.com/jbosstools/jbosstools-build-sites/blob/master/aggregat... However, that means we would need to keep old TP sites around longer (?) At least keep TP releases forever Drawback: Static link to static URL will make Eclipse keep reference to older site even if we are updating Suggestion 1 (Max): use relative path for references in aggregate site example: core/trunk/ -> p2 ref to ./tpc (assumes relative link works for p2.??? <-- what property is it?) => It's the "repository" element inside "references" in content.jar/xml (on site) and in https://github.com/jbosstools/jbosstools-build-sites/blob/master/aggregat... core/trunk/tpc -> composite link to TPC (will be ${tpc.version}/REPO in ci's, but gets updated to updates/kepler on staging Sounds good, but p2 does not accept relative reference Suggestion 2 (Max): Test composite https://jenkins.mw.lab.eng.bos.redhat.com/hudson/view/DevStudio/view/DevS... tests http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/builds/staging/_composite_/core/{tru... Then nothing tests the aggregate site, which is error prone => Not good Suggestion 3 (Nick): Using different "quality" sites for references (just like JBDS) TODO: generate TWO aggregates: one w/ references to TP, one with none http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/updates/kepler/ <-- each stable milestone and release http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/updates/kepler/staging/ <-- use this for QE End users want one site w/ all TP refs embedded (one site does everything) Max thinks QE wants a site that has NO references so it's easier to test For JBDS we use this: https://devstudio.jboss.com/updates/7.0-staging/ (QE pre-milestone) https://devstudio.jboss.com/updates/7.0-development/ (latest milestone) https://devstudio.jboss.com/updates/7.0/ (eventual GA) And when installing, this happens: https://svn.jboss.org/repos/devstudio/trunk/product/features/com.jboss.jb... Suggestion 4 (Max): Generate aggreate WITHOUT references to TP Generate composite that references ^^^ + TP <== No reference is the only valid long-term solution Suggestion 5 (Max & Mickael): Allow more control on install-grinder to ensure we can explicitly use right sites install-grinder --site http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/discovery/nightly/core/trunk/ --site http://download.jboss.org/tools/targetplatforms/${tpc.version}/REPO ACTION: Mistria, makes install-grinder --removeAllSites --addRef http://download.jboss.org/tools/targetplatforms/${tpc.version}/REPO --installSite http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/discovery/nightly/core/trunk/ @Pavol already did something for that: https://github.com/jbosstools/jbosstools-install-grinder/blob/master/plug... Pitfall: Not perfect util we stop setting references in aggregate. {code}