James M Snell wrote: > Current Abdera depends on a number of Java5 features. However, I've > purposefully limited those dependencies to ones that are easy to > backport to 1.4.2. There is a definite demand for a 1.4.2 > implementation. One of the key reasons I would like to keep the parser > and core branches as stable as possible is so that we can maintain a > 1.4.2 branch that is periodically sync'd with the trunk. For each > milestone, we would make both the Java5 and 1.4.2 versions available.
I personally think a separate branch is a bad idea. Keeping two branches that are otherwise identical is generally a pain in the ass. If there really is a need for 1.4.2 compat, is there any reason to not do that in trunk, since it would still work with 1.5? -Paul
