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Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 14:04:14 +1000
From: David Crossley <crossley@apache.org>
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Subject: Re: AW: AW: AW: question about status.xml
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Ross Gardler wrote:
> Markus Flach wrote:
> > 
> >
> >-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> >Von: Ross Gardler [mailto:rgardler@apache.org] 
> >Gesendet: Montag, 4. September 2006 22:33
> >An: user@forrest.apache.org
> >Betreff: Re: AW: AW: question about status.xml
> >
> >Markus Flach wrote:
> >
> >>You said it's a long time sine you worked with 0.7, are you running 
> >>already 0.8?
> >
> >Being an active dev I always run SVN head. 0.8-dev has been pretty stable
> >for some time now, we re trying to finish the final "polishing" 
> >tasks before we can do the release, but it is slow going with most devs
> >having very little time to do such work.
> >
> >We need help!
> >
> >
> >	- I would like to help, but i'm a real newbie in apache forrest. I'm
> >doing a school project 	- and it schould be realized with apache 
> >forrest

Markus, would you please use proper email quoting.
It is very hard to see your replies, as the indenting
is the same as the messag ethat you are replying to.

> Newbies are really good at testing the basic documentation and improving 
> on it when they have figured out the holes. Please help us to improve 
> the new user experience through improved documentation of the parts that 
> you find confusing.
> 
> Even the most novice of users have something valuable to bring to an 
> Open Source community. The novice users develop into more experienced 
> users and before they now it they are using SVN head and consider 
> themselves an "active dev".
> 
> ...
> 
> >	- if i understand you correct, than i will not have a status.xml
> >file in my folder if i don't 	- have yet installed the project.info
> >plugin. I'm correct?
> 
> Yes, to the first part (you should not have a status.xml file from 
> forrest seed).
> 
> "Sort of" to the second part. Installing the project.info plugin will 
> not create the status.xml file, it will only make it possible to use one 
> to create the changes, todo, release notes etc. that the projectInfo 
> plugin can create

I thought that i explained this yesterday.
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.text.xml.forrest.user/3790/focus=3811

> >>When i made a test project, and type there forrest run it's running as 
> >>well but i still miss the status.xml.
> >
> >
> >Did you do the steps I asked? Can you please confirm the forrest.properties
> >settings I refer to. I'm trying to work out what is asking for status.xml
> >(and hoping some other dev/user with a clearer memory of 0.7, or a valid
> >install of 0.7, can help us out here).

I confirm that there is no status.xml for a forrest seed
and the projectInfo plugin is not declared.

If i read Markus' questions correctly he wants a "changes"
pages but doesn't know how to declare the plugin.
See above mail message and Ross' other replies. If that
is not correct Markus, then please explain your issue again.

-David

> >	- i did those steps you introdueced me to seed a new project, but
> >those steps where exactly 	- the same steps what i did also before.
> >What do you mean with forrest.properties settings 	- you refered to??
> 
> forrest.properties is a configuration file in the root of your seeded 
> project.
> 
> >Did you told me what i need to change in the forrest.properties file? 
> 
> No, you should not need to change it. I am merely trying to work out why 
> your seeded site is asking for status.xml when, as far as I am aware, it 
> should not do so.
> 
> Ross
>