What is the Automated IP Log Tool?
The Automated IP Log Tool automatically generates an IP Log using information that is available to the Eclipse Foundation. The list of committers, for example is generated using information provided by the Dash project which itself pulls information out of eclipse.org CVS and SVN repositories. To fully leverage the value of the Automated IP Log Tool, you need to: • Keep your project metadata up-to-date • Mark IP Contributions in Bugzilla • Create contribution questionnaires (CQs) where appropriate Your project’s metadata is used to determine the identities of the source code repositories that Dash needs to scan to find out committer information. Specifically, you need to specify, in the “source repository” section, a list of paths to CVS and SVN repository locations. With this information specified, not only will the Automated IP Log tool be able to build the “Committers” section of the IP Log for you, but your project’s Project Summary page will also be updated to accurately reflect y
