Re: [JPP-Devel] OpenJUMP Version Control Challenge

2008-12-30 Thread Sunburned Surveyor
Larry, Thank you for your comments. Larry wrote: "But how does building help? Eclipse will show you if you have introduce a compilation error. You can run it without building to test changes. When it fails to build, it only exposes a problem with the build process, which is usually fixed by ad

Re: [JPP-Devel] OpenJUMP Version Control Challenge

2008-12-30 Thread Larry Becker
But how does building help? Eclipse will show you if you have introduce a compilation error. You can run it without building to test changes. When it fails to build, it only exposes a problem with the build process, which is usually fixed by adding whatever library you are now referencing. Inci

Re: [JPP-Devel] OpenJUMP Version Control Challenge

2008-12-30 Thread Sunburned Surveyor
Larry wrote: "Maybe this is a silly question, but why do you build at all?" Based on my past experiences none of your questions are silly, and they usually expose flaws in my reasoning. I will likely build after most changes to make sure that things still work. One personal challenge I have with

Re: [JPP-Devel] OpenJUMP Version Control Challenge

2008-12-30 Thread Larry Becker
Maybe this is a silly question, but why do you build at all? It isn't like you are going to distribute every iteration and change. Larry On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 12:51 PM, Sunburned Surveyor < sunburned.surve...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm trying to figure out the best way to manage version control

[JPP-Devel] OpenJUMP Version Control Challenge

2008-12-30 Thread Sunburned Surveyor
I'm trying to figure out the best way to manage version control for my refactoring of OpenJUMP. When I was originally thinking about the refactoring, this wasn't an issue, because I was going to start with a blank slate and add parts as I went along. I've decided it would be better to start with th