Hi Alex, Should the Java requirement be raised as some point and to what level in your opinion?
Gary On Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 10:19 Alex Herbert <[email protected]> wrote: > One detail is that Commons geometry is Java 8. Some of the features from > the OP seem to be more cutting edge and may require a higher JVM version. > > I think this would require some comparison of what is in the SIS project > and how it overlaps the Commons Geometry (CG) component. I am not the best > person to do this as I am not familiar with **all** the CG codebase. > > Alex > > > On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 at 14:18, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote: > >> But Commons Geometry _is_ broken up in 6 smaller focused components. It >> seems to me that CG should or could welcome new components, especially if >> they come with a maintainer. Maybe Alex Herbert can shine a light here. >> >> Gary >> >> On Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 08:28 Elliotte Rusty Harold <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 8:32 AM Johann Sorel via dev >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> part : >>> > >>> https://github.com/apache/sis/tree/geoapi-4.0/incubator/src/org.apache.sis.geometry/main/org/apache/sis/geometries >>> > >>> > Apache-commons-geometry contains a single kind of geometry : >>> > Constructive Solid Geometry. which is really nice. >>> > But what we are making is more like JavaTopologySuite, Esri-geometry, >>> > SVG but with 3D (and more) support for PLY, GLTF, GPU... >>> >>> I'm not familiar with the math you're using, but it sounds like it's >>> quite different from what's in commons geometry now and has limited >>> overlap. If that's true, then I strongly recommend you make your own >>> more targeted library and artifact rather than trying to shoehorn it >>> into another library because the name sounds similar. Smaller, more >>> focused libraries speed up development and enable you to build exactly >>> what you need without trying to get consensus with another team. >>> Frankenlibraries that include everything and the kitchen sink are >>> already a problem for Apache Commons. I think you'll be much happier >>> with your own library that you control and can tailor to your >>> project's needs. >>> >>> -- >>> Elliotte Rusty Harold >>> [email protected] >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>> >>>
