CXF has a workaround in place. If all this amounts to is some small number of weeks of letting Axis2 get a release out before pulling this particular rug from underneath them, I don't object. I think I misinterpreted the email about the branch.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Ajith Ranabahu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 3:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Vote][XMLSchema] time for a release (again) > > Hi Benson, > The suggested API change (I'm not sure whether this should be > termed an API change anyway. The earlier discussions implied > to some extent that it is a bug fix) and your patch are both > applied in the release branch (1.3.3). > Just to give some insight into what is happening let me > explain the situation. There are two methods > getType[Element]Byname(Qname) that used to look only inside > the current schema. The problem is that Axis2 code generator > relies on this behavior. The argument was that since you are > passing a Qname this method should rightfully look in *all* > schemas (including the imported ones). So the posted RC has > the following changes > > 1. getType[Element]Byname(Qname) looks through all schemas 2. > Two new methods getType[Element]Byname(String) are added. > These look only inside the current Schema object for required type > > I'm sure if I change the trunk now Axis2 would break in its > tests (not during compilation) and that is why I am not so > keen on putting it in the trunk right now. After we test the > RC (code from the branch) then we can do the transition to the trunk. > > Ideas ? > > Ajith > > On Dec 4, 2007 12:13 PM, Benson Margulies > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you are breaking the API, why can't you include the 272 fix? The > > JIRA traffic said that it was being held off in a branch due to > > possibly disturbing existing users, but won't it pale in comparison > > with the main change under discussion? > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: David Illsley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 12:11 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [Vote][XMLSchema] time for a release (again) > > > > > > Yeah, I'm suggesting that an API breaking change probably > shouldn't > > > be in a x.x.1 version number. I'm also hesitant to release with > > > those changes if they've not been widely tested e.g. on the trunk > > > with Axis2. If it causes unanticipated problems we'd be > in a really > > > unfortunate situation. > > > David > > > > > > On Dec 4, 2007 5:05 PM, Ajith Ranabahu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I was only going with minor revision change but since we > > > are having an > > > > API change are you are you suggesting a major revision > > > number change ? > > > > (Like 1.4 maybe) Actually the Interface has only > additions but the > > > > behavior of the method has changed. > > > > > > > > Ajith > > > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 3, 2007 6:27 PM, David Illsley > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Ajith, > > > > > I'm a little confused... what's the version number you > > > want this to go out with? > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 3, 2007 10:27 PM, Ajith Ranabahu > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I've fixed all the issues as discussed in the > mailing list and > > > > > > posted the RC jars and zip files at > > > > > > http://people.apache.org/~ajith/xmlschema/ > > > > > > > > > > > > This version has the API changed (not deprecated) and > > > is likely to > > > > > > break certain projects - especially Axis2. Hence I have not > > > > > > changed the trunk (since the snapshots will kick in > and break > > > > > > things unexpectedly). As for the Jira issues I have > > > fixed 5 issues > > > > > > and marked > > > > > > 1 issue as wont fix since it seems to be something not > > > > > > directly related to XMLSchema. > > > > > > > > > > > > Please give the RC's a try and let us know whether this > > > is fit for > > > > > > a release :) > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Ajith Ranabahu > > > > > > > > > > > > Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much > > > from its > > > > > > creative pursuits. 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