Per-component repositories

[Brad Wetmore]

> I think that thare are many types of changes for which I'd advise full
> builds prior to commit.  Off the top of my head, here are a few more
> cases that I've run into:

There are *PLENTY* of cases.  I debating brainstorming a more complete 
list, but thought my email was long enough already.  :)

 > - Just because an API isn't public, doesn't mean that other parts of
 >   the JDK don't depend on its presence or precise semantics.

Deploy used to break quite a bit due to sun.* changes.  That's why 
gatekeepers really need to build most of the gates, at least as far as 
images.

> I'd say that these cases are rare, but I'm sure any gatekeeper
> ("integrator" if you're using the old terminology) will appreciate if
> a full build was done at some point prior to commit.

Agreed, I'm happy to give the "noose" [1] for extra-careless acts.

Extra points if you identify the office who last received it.  ;)

Brad

[1]  http://blogs.sun.com/wetmore/resource/images/PowerNoose.JPG