JMeter 2.2 has been released, and should by now now be available from the mirrors - see:
http://jakarta.apache.org/site/downloads/downloads_jmeter.cgi The ".tgz" and ".zip" files contain exactly the same files; ".zip" files are best for use on DOS/Windows platforms. Only the binary archive is needed to run JMeter - there is no need to download the source archive. You may need to download some additional optional libraries - see the getting started page for details: http://jakarta.apache.org/jmeter/usermanual/get-started.html Note: originally the release was going to be called 2.1.2, but the changes are quite substantial. == Incompatible changes - see the file changes.html for details: - requires Java 1.4 or later (the getting started page is wrong, sorry) - timestamp is now the start time - JMX format simplified - jmeter.bat no longer changes to bin directory == New or updated features (partial list): HTTP Samplers: - now use the much better HttpClient cookie handling. - HEAD, PUT, OPTIONS, TRACE and DELETE now supported - slow connection emulation for HttpClient sampler - local address can be configured for HttpClient (e.g. multi-homed hosts) - AJP Tomcat protocol supported - support for using htmlparser 1.6 - URL rewriter now caches the session id in case it is not included in every response - embedded resources can now be extracted from any content types SOAP/XML-RPC request can be loaded from a file BeanShell - added Pre- and Post-Processors; Timer and better client-server application JDBC has callable statement facility Additional Results file items: - bytes read; URL; current thread count New / updated functions: __time() function; results files can be automatically time-stamped __jexl() function for JEXL expression evaluation __split() function now clears next variable, so can be used with For Each controller Summary Report uses less memory than Aggregate Report Easier to change RMI port Additional command line options and files for defining System and JMeter properties Documentation has been updated. == There are also lots of bug fixes, including: Cookie management much improved Auto and Follow redirects handled better Various embedded resource parser fixes Counter functions are now independent == For more updates please see the Changes file in the distribution. http://jakarta.apache.org/jmeter/changes.html == Of course there are still some bugs outstanding... Test cases and patches for bugs are always welcome (but please attach them to the appropriate Bugzilla issue, as they tend to get mangled or lost if posted to the mailing list). pp. The JMeter team. Seb, Mike, Peter ... etc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
