[jboss-dev-forums] [Design of EJB 3.0] - Re: What Versions of AS5 Will EJB3 Plugin Support?

[ALRubinger]

"anil.saldhana at jboss.com" wrote : Why not have a plugin that works all the way from Beta4 to GA?

The EJB3 Plugin has to account for the diffs in what AS *has* and what AS *needs* for an updated EJB3 Installation.  So to make a single Plugin that smart enough to match these diffs is an investment of effort==time==money and we need to make sure we can justify those expenses.

"adrian at jboss.org" wrote : Why waste time on Beta4? Its gone. Once the GA is out nobody will use Beta4.

So here Adrian makes an argument that it's not worth it for Beta4.  I happen to agree.

However, we still have the standing question creeping up post GA - how will the Plugin releases work?  It'd be great to have only one Plugin version per EJB3 release, and let it intelligently patch any AS after a certain cutoff (say, CR1).

This way I can also tie the EJB3 Plugin into one of my Maven Plugins for AS Installation and make upgrades to the user completely transparent.

S,
ALR

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