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Ben Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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>> I agree with this. IMO a java jar should be handled the same as a
>> binary lib ad should get API Version (~SONAME) included in its name.
>
>The problem is that many java libraries don't have a concept of an API
>version / soname. All you can guarantee to get is a release version,
>which may or may not be the same thing.
Given that the semantics of most Java libraries change with almost
every advertized release anyway, I don't think that the slight extra
granularity of release version is a real problem.
- Alex
