Release candidate RC3 of Merlin 3.0 is now available.
http://www.apache.org/~mcconnell/dist/merlin-3.0/
Changes between RC2 and RC3 include the following:
1. repository seperation
Under RC2 (and prior releases) the repository used
by the merlin system contained both system jar files
and related resources together with user jars and
resources. This release includes changes that seperate
a system repository from a user repository. The
default user repository is ${merlin.home}/repository
and default system repository is set to the
${merlin.home}/system directory. This seperation will
enable more rigorouse security controls in future
versions of Merlin and while providing greater
reliability under the current release. Changes have also been included in the merlin plugin
to reflect the user/system seperation. Existing
installations of Merlin will need to update the merlin
plugin from the binary install.2. addition of support for .block suffix
Minor update to the DefaultContainmentModel to recognize
the .block suffix. This enables the registration of
block.xml descriptors under names such as
james-server-3.0a.block which more naturally fits with
the maven repository structure.3. user repository population
Repository interfaces have been updated to enable
experimental installation of bundled jar files and
resources into the user repository via the command line
-install argument. This should simplify install procedures
for applications such as OpenIM, Phoneix JMX, James, etc.4. proxy credentials update
The declaration of credentials under the kernel proxy
directive is now optional. Documention concerning the
proxy directive is updated to reflect current
implementation status.5. cli documetation updates
CLI documentation has been updated and now includes a
seperation of primary versus experimental command line
options. In addition the documentation has been updated
to reflect the replacement of the -system argument with
the -repository argument. The -repository argument
enables declaration of an alternative local repository
consitent with the user/system repository seperation.This release addresses all outstanding issues and should be considered as a final candidate.
Stephen.
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