[Cbc] CBC 2.6 Missing ThirdParty ?

[Ted Ralphs]

I would suggest waiting a little while until we can resolve this among
ourselves :). We'll let you know when the dust settles.

Cheers,

Ted

On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 9:51 PM, Lou Hafer <lou at cs.sfu.ca> wrote:
> Haroldo,
>
>> I have just downloaded the new CBC 2.6
>> svn co https://projects.coin-or.org/svn/Cbc/stable/2.6 coin-Cbc26
>>
>>
>> Checking the files, however, I noted that the ThirdParty folder is
>> missing. Checked here
>> https://projects.coin-or.org/svn/Cbc/stable/2.6/Externals
>> and everything appears OK, but tried again svn checkout and files
>> still missing.
>
>        A deliberate choice on my part, which you might not agree with. As we
> move towards more independent packaging of COIN-OR projects, I decided
> to strip the ThirdParty directory from the default download (true also
> of Osi).
>
>        Longer explanation of how externals are now organised:
>
>  * There's a file, Dependencies, which specifies compatible stable
>    externals. But svn doesn't use that (or Externals). Svn uses the
>    property svn:externals. If you check this with
>
>    svn propget svn:externals
>
>    You'll see that it actually points to releases. The business of
>    setting svn:externals is accomplished by BuildTools/set_externals:
>
>    BuildTools/set_externals Dependencies
>
>    Or you can do it by hand, in the usual way.
>
>    svn propset -F Dependencies svn:externals .
>
>    will leave you with stable externals in svn:externals.
>
>  * To get the ThirdParty externals, you'll need to first create the
>    ThirdParty directory, then simply check out the externals, or edit
>    Externals to request what you want and use
>
>    svn propset -F Externals svn:externals .
>
>    to set it up. Externals is now for the use of
>    the local developer. (You'll notice it's currently set to trunk
>    externals, for the use of the local developer, i.e., me.)
>
> We'll see if this flies with the public. If not, we'll revert to a more
> complete set.
>
>                                                Lou
>
>
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