31407 – Bundled e-fixes that patch the same feature can clash

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Bug 31407 - Bundled e-fixes that patch the same feature can clash

Summary: Bundled e-fixes that patch the same feature can clash

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Platform
Classification:	Eclipse Project
Component:	Update (deprecated - use Eclipse>Equinox>p2) (show other bugs)
Version:	2.1
Hardware:	PC Windows 2000

Importance:	P3 major with 1 vote (vote)
Target Milestone:	3.0 M8
Assignee:	Dorian Birsan
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Reported:	2003-02-08 19:30 EST by Dejan Glozic
Modified:	2004-03-30 15:34 EST (History)
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Description Dejan Glozic

2003-02-08 19:30:25 EST

Whe two e-fixes patch the same features, they may clash and the result may be 
that both versions end up disabled.

Example:

fix1 includes platform 2.0.3
fix2 includes platform 2.0.3.1

If these fixes are both included in superfix1, both platforms may end up 
disabled, and the workbench will not start any more.

Comment 1 Dorian Birsan

2003-06-11 12:35:27 EDT

The question is: should we allow "superfixes"?
An e-fix is a group of features to be updates, and I think there should not be 
efixes containing other efixes, but just referencing their features.

Comment 2 Dejan Glozic

2003-06-11 12:51:02 EDT

Bundling is a common practice. For example, a number of individual e-fixes 
that address security issues can be grouped together into one easy-to-
install 'Security' e-fix bundle. Besides, e-fixes are pretty much regular 
features and as such are allowed to be included by other features (themselves 
e-fixes).

Comment 3 Dejan Glozic

2004-03-10 09:43:28 EST

Reassigning - see if this make sense today.

Comment 4 Dorian Birsan

2004-03-30 15:34:07 EST

In M8, patches to the same features do not disable anything. A feature can 
have more than one patch.
So, one can create as many patches, and they can be downloaded and installed 
at the same time. Note that patch id's must be different.