sebb wrote: > On 29 March 2011 18:44, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> Now that codec 1.5 is out, I would like thoughts on this plan for codec >> 2.0: >> >> - Create a SVN branch for 1.x >> >> Then in trunk: >> - Correct Maven group id, which implies: > > -1, see below. > >> - Repackage to o.a.c.codec2 > > This forces all end-users to edit their source and recompile. > > I think that should be avoided unless the API is also being changed in > an incompatible way, and then only if it really is impossible to > maintain backwards compatibility.
Or the API has a big benefit using some kind of Java 5 stuff. If we move to 2.x we should not limit ourselves in first place, but keep compatibility as long as it make sense and is technically possible. - Jörg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
