Eric,
Thank you for your response.
Actually, we do copy executables to a "release" directory in SVN.
However, for that to happen, the release content has to be defined in advance,
completed the formal test cycle.
For some stakeholders, that's too late. Our challenge is really about how to
determine release content.
They want the ability to "see" (determine the eligibility of an .exe)
beforehand: after coding and testing is done but before SW is copied to the
'release' directory.
My thought was to see if I can create some naming scheme by which to tie
disparate components together using the property feature.
Perhaps that's not possible.
On Tuesday, November 1, 2016 2:36 PM, Eric Johnson <e...@tibco.com> wrote:
Hi Amad
On 11/1/16 10:26 AM, CM Analyst wrote:
> Hello,
> In our environment, there is a need to identify one or more set of
> files with a custom attribute. I expect SVN properties is the way to go?
> For a given set of .exes, I want to attach an attribute using the SVN
> property called "RC: Release Candidate".
> My questions:
> 1) Is this approach a recommended use for the SVN's property feature?
While there is nothing wrong with this use, given #2, it doesn't seem
like a particularly useful path.
Also, contrary to the apparent purpose of your proposed label, the label
will stick to the file even as you modify it. Which means that an update
to the EXE, would still be marked "RC: Release Candidate", and unless
you took an extra step in order to clear that setting. Since that step
could be forgotten, unless automated, it seems like a less-than-robust
mechanism.
Why not copy the exe to a "Release Candidate" folder in SVN?
> 2) Is there a way to search to later retrieve all .exes with the given
> property?
No. Also unclear whether you want to do this only for "latest", but also
for "over time". If you want to do it over time, that means exhaustively
searching through older releases.
> In my testing so far, I created:
> $ svn propset Released "This SW component is available for release." foo
> property 'Released' set on 'foo'
> $ svn proplist foo
> Properties on 'foo':
> Released
> svn:mime-type
> However, I was not able to then search and locate the file by its
> property.
Exactly.
> 3) What is a better way to indicate a given status/attribute on a set
> of files?
See my suggestion above about copying into a known folder. Would that
satisfy your requirements?
Eric.
>
> Amad
