[jbosstools-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (JBDS-3360) Align bits offered in JBoss Central with installed version of JBDS

[Max Rydahl Andersen (JIRA)]

    [ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3360?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13042802#comment-13042802 ] 

Max Rydahl Andersen commented on JBDS-3360:
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We have always (for the last 10 years?) on the updatesite placed the latest version - if users want to stay on JBDS 8.0.0 they will just have to not install anything.

The intent is that users on JBDS 8.0.0 will be updated to the version they need - this is no different than for example Fedora or RHEL versions; you can't stay on JBDS 8.0.0 unless you keep your own specific mirror of the rpm repositories.

We do match up central with the version for each major version (i.e. JBDS 8.0 and 9.0 are not mixed up)

The goal was that p2 remediation will tell the user what should be done - in case of JBDS-3359 it should be to update JBDS to 8.0.2 ...but honestly - it should not even need to do that for 8.0.x release...so I think there is more to issue than just "forced update".

Something that *could* be considered though is that we don't remove 8.0.0 content from the updatesites, but instead put both 8.0.0, 8.0.1 and 8.0.2 content so users at least manually can do updates.

> Align bits offered in JBoss Central with installed version of JBDS
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>
>                 Key: JBDS-3360
>                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3360
>             Project: Developer Studio (JBoss Developer Studio)
>          Issue Type: Feature Request
>          Components: central, updatesite
>    Affects Versions: 8.0.2.GA
>            Reporter: Martin Malina
>
> The problem in JBDS-3359 shows a broader issue.
> (That one is about issues when clicking on an example in Central in JBDS 8.0.0 when 8.0.2 has already been released and central points to it.)
> Currently when you install JBDS 8.0.0, it will contain this update site in Preferences -> Available Software Sites:
> https://devstudio.redhat.com/updates/8.0/
> Initially this update site contained JBDS 8.0.0 core + 8.0.0 central.
> But once we released JBDS 8.0.1, the update site was updated with 8.0.1 and this update was offered to users in Eclipse. And we started to have two groups of users:
> 1. Those who stayed on JBDS 8.0.0, but their Central already pointed to 8.0.1 bits
> 2. Those who update to JBDS 8.0.1 (and their Central also pointed to 8.0.1 bits)
> Wouldn't it make more sense if central used the same version that is currently installed? I.e. if a user stays with JBDS 8.0.0, the bits offered in Central are 8.0.0 also.
> I'm not sure if this is doable or makes sense at all, so I'm looking forward to feedback :)



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