Update on code review system for OpenJDK

[Steve Poole]

On 28/05/11 16:08, Martijn Verburg wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've used Crucible a couple of times and quite like it.  It gives you
> the ability to comment on a particular line/section of code or just
> make an overall comment.  Being able to classify the comment as a
> Defect, license missing etc is also very helpful.
>
> I will say that it's UI and therefore workflow can be a little
> overwhelming.  I think somebody would have to put together a "How To"
> guide or the Crucible admins might be able to simplify things down
> somewhat.
>
> If JIRA is chosen as the issue tracker, then Crucible is a nice
> tie-in.  I found being able to jump from the JIRA issue to the code
> review and back again was really useful, especially if I was not
> intimately familiar with the code.

I agree  that if Jira is choosen then taking Crucible becomes even more 
attractive.
I've not used Crucible so I will go take it for a spin.  Let you know 
what I think.
> Cheers,
> Martijn
>
> On 27 May 2011 17:19, Ulf Zibis<Ulf.Zibis at gmx.de>  wrote:
>> Additional Points:
>> - Usability on Windows
>> The current webrev script is practically unusable on Windows. 1., making it
>> to run via Cygwin is not quite easy, 2. needs incredible performance and 3.
>> it crashes by stack overflow, if more than ~8 files are involved.
>>
>> - Performance for creating a WebRev
>> The current webrev script needs much performance.
>>
>> -Ulf
>>
>>
>> Am 27.05.2011 17:29, schrieb Mohan Pakkurti:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> In april I posted a request for use cases and features for a code review
>>> system for OpenJDK.
>>>
>>> I have aggregated the many enthusiastic replies received in response, and
>>> did a comparison of Review Board and Crucible.
>>>
>>> Here are some preliminary findings from the comparison:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~mo/openjdk/codereview/ReviewboardCrucibleComparison.pdf
>>>
>>> Let me know if there are any more requirements you want to add to this
>>> list. If you have experience using these systems, please do share your
>>> impressions about these tools.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Mohan
>>>
>>>