The Apache Jackrabbit community is pleased to announce the release of
Apache Jackrabbit 2.17.2. The release is available for download at:
http://jackrabbit.apache.org/downloads.html
See the full release notes below for details about this release:
Release Notes -- Apache Jackrabbit -- Version 2.17.2
Introduction
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This is Apache Jackrabbit(TM) 2.17.2, a fully compliant implementation
of the
Content Repository for Java(TM) Technology API, version 2.0 (JCR 2.0) as
specified in the Java Specification Request 283 (JSR 283).
Apache Jackrabbit 2.17.2 is an unstable release cut directly from
Jackrabbit trunk, with a focus on new features and other
improvements. For production use we recommend the latest stable 2.16.x
release.
Changes in Jackrabbit 2.17.2
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Improvement
[JCR-4253] - RepositoryConfig: add some handling for mkdir failure
Task
[JCR-4246] - java.security.acl deprecated in Java 10, marked for
removal in Java 11
[JCR-4254] - Update Logback version to >= 1.2.0, SLF4J accordingly
[JCR-4261] - webapp: align jsons-simple dependencies internally and
with oak
[JCR-4262] - jcr-server: align org.apache.felix.scr.annotations
with oak
[JCR-4263] - jcr-server, jackrabbit-bundle: align org.osgi
dependencies with oak
[JCR-4264] - jackrabbit-standalone: align commons-cli dependency
with oak
[JCR-4266] - Update servlet-api to 2.5
[JCR-4271] - Remove redundant JavaDoc link to Java 7 API
[JCR-4272] - Upgrade surefire and failsafe plugins to 2.21.0
[JCR-4273] - Mention SHA512 checksums in release notes
[JCR-4274] - stop advertising MD5 checksums
[JCR-4275] - Incorrect link to KEYS in release notes
[JCR-4277] - stop creating MD5 checksums for releases
Sub-task
[JCR-4258] - Remove SimpleJBossAccessManager in preparation of
upcoming acl changes
[JCR-4280] - code coverage checks fail on Java 10
In addition to the above-mentioned changes, this release contains
all the changes included up to the Apache Jackrabbit 2.16.x release.
For more detailed information about all the changes in this and other
Jackrabbit releases, please see the Jackrabbit issue tracker at
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR
Release Contents
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This release consists of a single source archive packaged as a zip file.
The archive can be unpacked with the jar tool from your JDK installation.
See the README.txt file for instructions on how to build this release.
The source archive is accompanied by SHA1 and SHA512 checksums and a
PGP signature that you can use to verify the authenticity of your
download. The public key used for the PGP signature can be found at
https://www.apache.org/dist/jackrabbit/KEYS.
About Apache Jackrabbit
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Apache Jackrabbit is a fully conforming implementation of the Content
Repository for Java Technology API (JCR). A content repository is a
hierarchical content store with support for structured and unstructured
content, full text search, versioning, transactions, observation, and
more.
For more information, visit http://jackrabbit.apache.org/
About The Apache Software Foundation
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Established in 1999, The Apache Software Foundation provides organizational,
legal, and financial support for more than 140 freely-available,
collaboratively-developed Open Source projects. The pragmatic Apache License
enables individual and commercial users to easily deploy Apache software;
the Foundation's intellectual property framework limits the legal exposure
of its 3,800+ contributors.
For more information, visit http://www.apache.org/
Trademarks
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Apache Jackrabbit, Jackrabbit, Apache, the Apache feather logo, and the
Apache
Jackrabbit project logo are trademarks of The Apache Software Foundation.
