Okay. - I'm going to revert the package rename. - We're going to create a binary compatible release for Java 7 and Java 8 support. - We will bump the major version number to indicate that there are massive changes in this release.
Benedikt sebb <seb...@gmail.com> schrieb am Di., 7. Juni 2016 um 18:16 Uhr: > Also need to revert the Maven GA coords > > On 7 June 2016 at 17:06, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Fine by me > > > > On 7 June 2016 at 17:00, Benedikt Ritter <brit...@apache.org> wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> any objections against reverting the package rename in trunk back to > >> org.apache.bcel ? (For reasons see below) > >> > >> Benedikt > >> > >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- > >> From: Andrey Loskutov <losku...@gmx.de> > >> Date: Di., 7. Juni 2016 um 17:55 Uhr > >> Subject: Re: [BCEL] 5.3 is going to be messy > >> To: <dev@commons.apache.org> > >> Cc: Benedikt Ritter <brit...@apache.org> > >> > >> > >> On Tuesday 07 June 2016 15:37 Benedikt Ritter wrote: > >>> > > I propose we create the 5.x branch now. Those who want/need a > >> compatible > >>> > > release can work that out in that branch. All others can work on > >> trunk to > >>> > > get BCEL 6 out of the door with Java 7 and Java 8 compatibility. > >>> > > >>> > Sorry, IMHO the *only* reason to release 5.3 after many years *IS* > the > >>> > Java 7/8 compatibility. > >>> > We (user) just want something stable we can use on a modern JVM (and > >> Java > >>> > 7 is already *obsoleted*!), nothing more. > >>> > Before thinking about new API's, please just release something > running > >> on > >>> > Java 7/8. > >>> > > >>> > >>> So that's a word from our users. > >>> > >>> What now? Revert the Package rename in trunk back to org.apache.bcel > and > >>> finish that 5.3 release? I have no idea what's broken wrt to > compatibility > >>> because you cant compare with the ne coords anymore. > >> > >> Yes. Please undo "package rename" aka BCEL-222 thing first. > >> This is an easy task (requires ~5 minutes in the IDE), see commit > >> > https://github.com/iloveeclipse/commons-bcel/commit/ae98757798ab54992a6e7a1cf6429a2a44e0e67c > >> . After that we will see how bad/good the state is. > >> I don't think the state is really bad, otherwise I wouldn't be able to > >> create experimental port of FB in few hours. > >> See https://github.com/findbugsproject/findbugs/issues/106 - the > commits > >> referenced there describe what I saw on breakage from the FindBugs side. > >> Of course that is only from the FindBugs point of view. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Kind regards, > >> google.com/+AndreyLoskutov > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > >
