So are we finally going in for #3? If yes, we must drop v1.1 plug-ins before we release GEP 2.1.0 as most of them may not be working as expected!
On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Tim McConnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, The JAXB refactoring of the GEP 2.1.x code is almost complete for the > 2.0.x and 2.1.x versions of the Geronimo servers. Most major functions are > now working and we are much better positioned to handle future schema > changes in a more timely manner. Traditionally, the GEP has supported 3 to 4 > versions of the Geronimo server (primarily to provide a migration/upgrade > path), and we had originally planned on supporting v1.1, v2.0.x, v2.1.x. > However, since we are almost 2 months behind the release of the v2.1 > Geronimo server I would like to discuss some possible alternatives for > supporting the v1.1 Geronimo server in this release of the GEP: > > #1. Proceed with the JAXB refactoring work for the v1.1 code (obviously > the most expensive in terms of time and testing required) > > #2. Leave the v1.1 support in the current EMF implementation (i.e., the > JAXB and EMF implementations would co-exist) > > #3. Remove support altogether for v1.1 in this release of the GEP -- > support only the v2.0 and v2.1 Geronimo servers (the least expensive in > terms of time and testing required) > > I'm now of the opinion that we should pursue alternative #3 and remove > v1.1 support entirely. My primary rationale is that the the old 2.0 release > of the GEP can still be used to provide v1.1 server support, and still > provides a migration path from v1.1 to v2.0. It's true that we would lose > the v1.1 to v2.1 migration path, but this is mitigated somewhat since the > support in the GEP for the v2.0 and v2.1 versions of the server is almost > identical. Equally important is that we could then focus entirely on fixing > the few remaining JIRAs and augmenting our JUnit testcases, and release the > GEP 2.1 quicker (i.e., in the next week or 10 days). Thoughts ?? > > -- > Thanks, > Tim McConnell > -- Thanks, Shiva
