How to create a webrev from the top level directory

[Mario Torre]

Maybe webrev should also be updated to not need the forest extension.

Anyway, other than for build scripts, or other similar things that
naturally spawn across the whole forest, it's usually better to only
generate webrev for the specific tree you are targeting.

Mario

Il giorno 21-dic-2011 02.12, "Pete Brunet" <peter.brunet at oracle.com> ha
scritto:

> Thanks Kelly, I guess either this page needs to be updated to give
> instructions on installing Forest or on how to do a webrev without Forest.
>
> http://wikis.sun.com/display/OpenJDK/Mac+OS+X+Port
>
> Pete
>
> On 12/20/11 6:10 PM, Kelly O'Hair wrote:
> > You need the Mercurial forest extension working, and I usually use this:
> >
> >     webrev -f -N -o somedir
> >
> > The -N says I only want a webrev of the edited working set files.
> >
> > Yeah I know, the forest extension is a pain. Sorry.
> >
> > -kto
> >
> > On Dec 20, 2011, at 7:30 AM, Pete Brunet wrote:
> >
> >> I've been asked to create a webrev.  According to
> >> http://openjdk.java.net/guide/webrevHelp.html
> >> from the toplevel directory (macosx-port) I should execute
> >> ksh ./make/scripts/webrev.ksh -f
> >> but that produced a lot of error messages so I did
> >> cd jdk
> >> ksh ../make/scripts/webrev.ksh
> >> and that created my webrev
> >>
> >> What is the proper command to get it to work from the parent directory?
> >>
> >> Pete
>