Category Archives: release engineering

Jacoco, Tycho, and Coverage Reports

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

It’s been a while since I posted here.  Most of my postings are now on Google+ or via twitter.  However, neither place does well for code snippets so here I am.   If you are using Tycho and want Java … Continue reading →

Posted in build, craftsmanship, eclipse, maven, release engineering, testing, tycho | 7 Comments

Re-Writing Eclipse Commit History

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

So you took the plunge and migrated your project from CVS/SVN to GIT?   However at the time you did so, you didn’t think about possibly splitting out the projects into multiple git repositories.   You and your project were … Continue reading →

Posted in eclipse, git, open source, release engineering, vex | 1 Comment

Push Button Builds.

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

Kim Moir had a good post on busting some build myths, and continuing the “MythBusters” analogy, I think we need to revisit a one of the myths. First let me say that I totally agree with Kim, that being in … Continue reading →

Posted in ant, craftsmanship, eclipse, maven, release engineering | 11 Comments

Are Projects Outpacing the ability to Adapt and Respond?

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

After reading Ed Merk’s, post about trying to be fair and balanced, and the corresponding bug, in which Scott Lewis has a valid concern, I’m wondering if the number of projects that the Foundation has under it’s umberalla is outpacing … Continue reading →

Posted in build, eclipse, release engineering | 5 Comments

Add Code Coverage and CheckStyle to Minerva

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

Chris put together a small demo project (Minerva) for those interested in setting up a Tycho build for their eclipse projects.  There are a few minor issues with the current code. There is an issue with the feature not pulling … Continue reading →

Posted in build, eclipse, maven, open source, release engineering, tycho | 2 Comments

Maven XSLT: Limiting the Scope

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Using the maven xml plugin, how does one limit the scope of the files to be transformed? The site documentation for the plugin only shows being able to set the input directory for a transformation set.   However, you can … Continue reading →

Posted in maven, release engineering, wsdl, xml, xsl, xslt | Leave a comment

>The Importance of External Builds

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

>Over reliance on an IDE for builds can lead to a false comfort factor. The importance of a build that isn’t affected by any particular IDE configuration or way of building was beaten home this weekend. I was working on … Continue reading →

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>Adding FindBugs and DRY(CPD) Reporting to Maven3/Tycho

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

>Updated: Oct 9, 2010 – updated to reflect Maven 3.0 final. One of the more important things I think an open source project can do is to fix bugs before they get out into the wild. If you can head … Continue reading →

Posted in build, clean code, eclipse, maven, release engineering, tycho | 3 Comments

>Ignore Eclipse Mirrors

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

> Tip for Maven 3 / Tycho users running on hudson.eclipse.org. You should set the following property in your job configuration on hudson (hit the Advance button for your maven 3 job). eclipse.p2.mirrors=false This will force p2 which tycho uses … Continue reading →

Posted in build, eclipse, release engineering | 6 Comments

>Product Builds with Tycho 0.10.0-SNAPSHOT

Posted on September 19, 2010 by

>One of the biggest pain points I have always had with eclipse, has been product builds. For one reason or another it was never just as simple as setting up the product file, and then submitting the job. Those days … Continue reading →

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