[Gridsim-commits] SF.net SVN: gridsim: [56] branches/README.txt

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Revision: 56
          http://gridsim.svn.sourceforge.net/gridsim/?rev=56&view=rev
Author:   sulistio
Date:     2007-09-02 00:34:45 -0700 (Sun, 02 Sep 2007)

Log Message:
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add new descriptions to reflect the current status of branch1

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    branches/README.txt

Modified: branches/README.txt
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--- branches/README.txt	2007-09-02 07:20:14 UTC (rev 55)
+++ branches/README.txt	2007-09-02 07:34:45 UTC (rev 56)
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 comments. This includes any "@param" and "@return" tags.
 
 7. check the repository regularly and definitely before you commit the changes.
+When you commit, the code must at least report no compilation errors.
 Also, commit your changes frequently rather than one big batch at the end.
 Finally, put some descriptive comments when committing your changes.
 
@@ -69,15 +70,22 @@
 where Z is the GridSim version number used for this branch
       Y is the branch number
 
-New additions to this branch must be listed in this file along with their
-descriptions and authors' name.
+A rule of thumb: a new branch is mainly used for developing 1 new feature or
+functionality. However, a branch can have multiple authors or developers working.
+This enables a faster release when this new feature is done, without the need
+to wait for others in this branch to finish.
+You never know how long each feature will take to complete.
+Again, this depends on whether you want a new branch or not.
 
+New branches must be listed in this file along with their
+descriptions and authors or developers' name.
 
+
 DIRECTORY STRUCTURE OF A NEW BRANCH
 
 Each branch needs to follow the below structure:
 
-./examples   -- storing all examples
+./examples   -- storing all examples related to this branch only.
 ./jars       -- containing simjava2.jar. This is required by ant's build.xml
 ./source     -- storing all GridSim code, including the new additions
 ./testing    -- testing the new additions
@@ -95,30 +103,25 @@
 to prevent breaking the existing code.
 
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-
 Below is the current directory structure:
 
 ./branches/gridsim4.0-branch1/
-
 NOTE: This is a new branch based on GridSim v4.0 and created to incorporate
       a resource failure functionality.
 AUTHORS: Agustin Caminero and Anthony Sulistio
-STATUS: INTEGRATING & TESTING - coding has finished but needs to integrate
-with an existing code. Also testing needs to commence.
+STATUS: COMPLETED -- released as GridSim Toolkit 4.1 on Sep 01, 2007.
 
-
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ./branches/gridsim4.0-branch2/
-
 NOTE: This is a new branch based on GridSim v4.0 and created to incorporate
       a flow-level network functionality.
 AUTHORS: James Broberg
 STATUS: DESIGN & CODING
 
-
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ./branches/gridsim4.0-branch3/
-
-NOTE:
-AUTHORS:
-STATUS:
-
-
+NOTE: This is a new branch based on GridSim v4.0 and created to incorporate
+      new extensions, such as background load, environment configuration,
+      service or provisioning, etc.
+AUTHORS: Srikumar Venugopal and Marcos Assuncao
+STATUS: INITIAL stage


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