[wildfly-dev] Patching from previous versions ?

[Emanuel Muckenhuber]

On 05/06/14 23:41, Jason Greene wrote:
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> On Jun 5, 2014, at 2:45 PM, Brian Stansberry <brian.stansberry at redhat.com> wrote:
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>>> I think asking the users to update from 8.0 -> 8.1 and then to 8.2 is
>>> reasonable. But is that the current thought process ?
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>> AFAIK this thread *is* the current thought process. :) So you and I have
>> stated opinions, which is a good start. In the end, the component lead
>> (Emanuel Muckenhuber) and Jason will decide.
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> Emanuel wrote a facility that would allow for us to ship both together, but I think that would require that the future class diff algorithm be very efficient. I think it’s best to assume that we won’t.
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>> I'm highly confident that updates will only be for minor versions
>> though. At least for now. Maybe someday that will change.
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> Yes, I think the big issue is that we don’t want never-ending patch build-up (even though you can expunge old patches), so it makes the most sense to start fresh at major intervals. I think we should leave the door open to the idea for 9 though, even if it is just a tiny crack that is open :)
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Yeah, i think we do have more flexibility in what do for WFLY 9, since 
we were quite limited in what we were able to do with 8.

Emanuel