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Bug 40854

Summary: module-updates.txt are making usage of autoupdate difficult
Product: contrib Reporter: Jan Lahoda <jlahoda>
Component: TasklistAssignee: tasklist-issues@contrib <tasklist-issues>
Status: VERIFIED FIXED    
Severity: blocker Keywords: UI
Priority: P2    
Version: 3.x   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
Issue Type: DEFECT Exception Reporter:

Description Jan Lahoda 2004-03-09 12:52:13 UTC 
In current sources:
For each (or nearly each) submodule of tasklist, a
"module-updates.txt" exists. Although it may seem
nice, it annoys people trying to update the
modules from the Autoupdate center. I propose to
remove these descriptions or move them into some
less disturbing place.
Comment 1 _ pkuzel 2004-03-09 13:09:06 UTC 
It's given by naive implementation in AU client. Users are definitely
interested in what have changed. It should be presented in better way
e.g. textarea.
Comment 2 Jiri Rechtacek 2004-03-09 13:43:13 UTC 
By far not naive implementation of AU client. It's rather naive usage
of it. The feature you use for announcing new features is only for
important messages aboiut possible incompatibilities. You should
rather use the module long description field or the link to the module
homepage. 

Delete the notification tags in build.xml of you modules and put the
info to the proper field.

HREBEJK
Comment 3 _ pkuzel 2004-03-10 13:28:54 UTC 
Notification describes change since last several versions. It helps
user to understand what he get by the update. I cannot use the
<description> subelement in <makenbm> because is deprecated except for
emergency patches(, please ensure your module has an
OpenIDE-Module-Long-Description instead).

I cannot use OpenIDE-Module-Long-Description instead because it
describes module not its update.

I can use URL and let it point to dedicated updates page.
Comment 4 _ pkuzel 2004-03-10 20:38:31 UTC 
Spawned long term issue #40910.

Workaround prototype is in usertasks submodule. There is
module-updates.xml following simple www/updates/updates.dtd and once
you invoke: ant changelog; it refreshs location that makenbm points to
using home attribute. It's accesible using {More] button in AU client.
Comment 5 _ pkuzel 2004-03-11 13:34:23 UTC 
it's fixed in trunk.
Comment 6 Milan Kubec 2004-03-12 07:58:23 UTC 
Are you going to fix it in release36 branch?
Comment 7 Jan Lahoda 2005-03-04 10:52:59 UTC 
Currently works OK for me.