Second stage is normal coding period, we write codes that we need as
we do every day, i do not think this stage we can automated :-)

-Gui Xun Long

On 6/11/10, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/06/2010, Xun Long Gui <ustbco...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Sebb,
>>  Thank you for your advise, but it is a pity that we can not use an
>>  build script to generate these codes in the build process. There are
>>  two reasons:
>>  1. These codes are generated by GMF, may be we can find its generate
>>  source code and write a similar ant build script, but i do not know
>>  how to do it. Yes, we can find it out if we want, but this is not the
>>  most important reason, there are reason 2.
>
> I did not mean to suggest replacing the initial code generation process.
>
>>  2. As i said before, GMF just generate basic source code, after code
>>  generation process, i must make many changes to the source code to
>>  achieve our final goal. And we can not find a solution to split code
>>  generation process and code modify process.
>
> Can this second stage be automated?
>
>>  So, i can only take care of source code change as little as possible
>> every time.
>>
>>
>>  -Gui Xun Long
>>
>>
>>  On 6/11/10, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>  > On 11/06/2010, Rahul Akolkar <rahul.akol...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>  >> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 10:03 PM, Xun Long Gui <ustbco...@gmail.com>
>>  >> wrote:
>>  >>  > Hi Rahul,
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  > Deleting files in SVN server last time is due to my lapse
>> operation,
>>  >>  > sorry for that :-(
>>  >>
>>  >> <snip/>
>>  >>
>>  >>  OK, thanks for clarifying, please be careful not to delete going
>> forward.
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>  > In fact, pattern in (B) is not avaiable, we can not help developers
>>  >>  > generate all the necessary code by theirselves because we can only
>>  >>  > generate basic source code and we must change source code by hand
>> to
>>  >>  > achieve our aim. So, i think we can use pattern A and i will be
>> MORE
>>  >>  > and MORE careful to maintain SVN workspace.
>>  >>  >
>>  >>
>>  >> <snap/>
>>  >>
>>  >>  Indeed, thats a good point. Speaking of changes to be made by hand, I
>>  >>  have a few suggestions (related to naming etc.) -- I will try to find
>>  >>  some time this weekend to send an email about that.
>>  >>
>>  >
>>  > Can the changes be automated in any way? E.g. editor scripts and the
>> like?
>>  > If so, then it should be possible to include the scripts in the build
>>  > process.
>>  >
>>  > For example, Commons DBCP uses a scripted approach to fix the sources
>>  > for different versions of JDBC.
>>  >
>>  > If it's not possible to automate the changes, then there needs to be
>>  > detailed documentation on how to do the changes and what triggers the
>>  > need to make changes.
>>  >
>>  >>  -Rahul
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>  > -Gui Xun Long
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  > On 6/11/10, Rahul Akolkar <rahul.akol...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>  >>  >> The generated code needs to be better managed with respect to SVN
>>  >> updates.
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >> As an example of a pattern we don't want to see, r953073 [1]
>> deletes a
>>  >>  >> number of (previously) generated files. Subsequently, r953075 [2]
>> adds
>>  >>  >> back some of those files after regenerating based on changes to
>> the
>>  >>  >> model. Such an SVN usage pattern isn't very useful because (a) SVN
>>  >>  >> history is wiped clean any time we delete and add back, and (b)
>> the
>>  >>  >> diffs could be much smaller if we don't delete.
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >> So it should be possible to do better. There are atleast two
>>  >>  >> approaches that could be adopted here:
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >> (A) Don't delete any files from SVN as done above, just check in
>> the
>>  >>  >> changes after regeneration. This should result in smaller diffs.
>> Need
>>  >>  >> to be careful about not losing license headers and any other
>>  >>  >> round-trip induced problems.
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >> (B) Don't check in generated files at all. This means that anyone
>>  >>  >> trying to build the plugin will have to download the correct
>> Eclipse
>>  >>  >> environment and generate code themselves -- so its a little harder
>> for
>>  >>  >> anyone to just try things. But folks will need a suitable
>> environment
>>  >>  >> to run the plugin anyway.
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >> What is your preference? Perhaps we can start using the pattern in
>> (A)
>>  >>  >> and see how things go? It'd be good to decide how we want to
>> manage
>>  >>  >> these updates before the next round of such SVN updates.
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >> -Rahul
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >> [1] http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=953073
>>  >>  >> [2] http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=953075
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  > --
>>  >>
>>  >> > Best Regards
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  > Gui Xun Long (桂训龙)
>>  >>  >
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