Author: rahul
Date: Mon Dec 22 23:02:34 2008
New Revision: 728889
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=728889&view=rev
Log:
Begin to put together the v2.0 release notes.
Add section on breaking changes and list change in minimum JDK requirement.
Remove mention of [collections] classes in dependencies section (scheduled to
be removed in v2.0).
Modified:
commons/proper/digester/trunk/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
Modified: commons/proper/digester/trunk/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/commons/proper/digester/trunk/RELEASE-NOTES.txt?rev=728889&r1=728888&r2=728889&view=diff
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--- commons/proper/digester/trunk/RELEASE-NOTES.txt (original)
+++ commons/proper/digester/trunk/RELEASE-NOTES.txt Mon Dec 22 23:02:34 2008
@@ -2,40 +2,35 @@
Commons Digester Package
- Version 1.8.1-SNAPSHOT
+ Version 2.0-SNAPSHOT
Release Notes
-** Current as of Dec 23, 2008 (these are 1.8.1 notes, update for next release)
+** Current as of Dec 23, 2008 (these are 2.0 notes, update for next release)
INTRODUCTION
============
-This is a minor bugfix and maintenance release. New projects are encouraged to
-use this release of digester, but there is no urgency for existing projects to
-upgrade; Digester 1.8 has proven to be a stable release.
+This is a major release. New projects are encouraged to use this release
+of digester. There are breaking changes from Digester 1.8, see release notes
+in detail before choosing to upgrade. There is no urgency for existing
+projects to upgrade; Digester 1.8 has proven to be a stable release.
-This release is 100% binary and source compatible with the previous release.
+IMPORTANT NOTES (BREAKING CHANGES)
+===================================
-IMPORTANT NOTES
-===============
-
-None
+ * The minimum JDK requirement is now JDK 1.5. The provided binaries will not
+ work in lower JDKs. The source requires JDK 1.5 to compile.
Dependencies
=============
-Digester 1.8.1 works with all sets of dependencies that worked for
-Digester 1.8. Users should upgrade to the recommended dependency set below
+Digester 2.0 users should upgrade to the recommended dependency set below
where possible.
-The Recommended Dependency Set for Digester 1.8.1 is:
- Digester 1.8.1 + Logging 1.1.x + BeanUtils 1.7
+The Recommended Dependency Set for Digester 2.0 is:
+ Digester 2.0 + Logging 1.1.1 + BeanUtils 1.8
-Other Compatible Dependency Sets:
- Digester 1.8.1 + Logging 1.1.x + BeanUtils 1.x + Collections 2.x
- Digester 1.8.1 + Logging 1.1.x + BeanUtils 1.x + Collections 3.x
-
-It is also possible to use Logging 1.0.x instead.
+It is also possible to use Logging 1.0.x or BeanUtils 1.7 instead.
NEW FEATURES
=============
@@ -43,12 +38,12 @@
BUGS FROM PREVIOUS RELEASE
-==========================
+===========================
IMPROVEMENTS FROM PREVIOUS RELEASE
-==================================
+===================================
* [DIGESTER-111] Null arguments to all Digester#parse() methods now an
IllegalArgumentException.
@@ -61,5 +56,6 @@
DEPRECATIONS
============
+
None
