Hi all,
Given the backward-compatibility concern in a 2.12.x release, why don’t we cancel this vote and cut a new RC once the DefaultVariableManager issue is fixed? Arturo On Tue, 14 Apr 2026 at 4:23 PM, Murray Altheim <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ulf, > > I think it's a fair statement to consider that a bug on 2.x. Fine on 3.x > but > you're correct, this should not have passed in a dot release. > > Cheers, > > Murray > > On 15/04/2026 01:15, Ulf Dittmer wrote: > > AFAICT, the behavior of the DefaultVariableManager that I mentioned in my > > response to the previous release vote (breaking variable names that start > > with "jspwiki") has not been changed. I'm aware that it is too late now, > > and that I don't really have a vote anyway, so I'd just like to register > my > > displeasure that JSPWiki, which has a pretty good history of backwards > > compatibility, breaks it so cavalierly in a dot-dot release of a major > > version that is many years old. For 3.0, that's a reasonable decision, > but > > for 2.12 it's rather questionable, IMO. > > > > Ulf > > > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2026 at 1:46 AM Alex O'Ree <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I think it's been over 72 hours, that's +4 yes. We should be good to go. > >> When I have a spare moment, I can do the rest of the processes to get > this > >> out the door. > >> > >> Thanks for testing everyone! > >> > >> On Sat, Apr 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM Murray Altheim <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> +1 > >>> > >>> This was plug-and-play for me. Built with no issues on Java 17.0.17, > >>> deployed to > >>> Tomcat 9 and it worked. > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> > >>> Murray > >>> > >>> On 03/04/2026 13:31, Alex O'Ree wrote: > >>>> This is a release vote for Apache JSPWiki, version 2.12.4. The vote > >>> will > >>>> be open for at least 72 hours from now. > >>>> > >>>> This is a revision of the previous attempt that addresses some issues > >>>> flagged by the community. Namely the one change in behavior can now be > >>>> reverted if necessary. > >>>> > >>>> It fixes the following issues: > >>>> > >>> > >> > https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12310732&version=2.12.4 > >>>> > >>>> You can see a curated changelog at > >>>> https://jspwiki-wiki.apache.org/Wiki.jsp?page=NewIn2.12.4 > >>>> > >>>> Note that we are voting upon the source (tag), binaries are provided > >> for > >>>> convenience. > >>>> > >>>> Everybody is encouraged to vote. > >>>> > >>>> Source and binary files: > >>>> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/jspwiki/2.12.4-RC > >>>> <https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/jspwiki/2.12.4-RC1>2 > >>>> > >>>> Nexus staging repo: > >>>> > >> > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachejspwiki-1037 > >>>> > >>>> The tag to be voted upon: > >>>> https://github.com/apache/jspwiki/tree/2.12.4-RC > >>>> <https://github.com/apache/jspwiki/tree/2.12.4-RC1>2 > >>>> > >>>> JSPWiki's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release: > >>>> https://www.apache.org/dist/jspwiki/KEYS > >>>> > >>>> == Reproducible Builds == > >>>> JSPWiki should follow Reproducible Builds ( > >>> https://reproducible-builds.org/). > >>>> In order to verify > >>>> artifacts' build reproducibility, please use > >>>> > >>>> mvn verify artifact:compare -Dreference.repo= > >>>> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/staging/ > >>>> > >>>> *** Please download, test and vote: > >>>> > >>>> [ ] +1 Approve the release > >>>> [ ] 0 Don't mind > >>>> [ ] -1 Disapprove the release (please provide specific comments) > >>>> > >>>> +1 for me > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> > >>> > >> > ........................................................................... > >>> Murray Altheim <murray18 at altheim dot com> = = > >> === > >>> http://www.altheim.com/murray/ === > >>> === > >>> = > = > >>> === > >>> In the evening > >>> The rice leaves in the garden > >>> Rustle in the autumn wind > >>> That blows through my reed hut. > >>> -- Minamoto no Tsunenobu > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > -- > > ........................................................................... > Murray Altheim <murray18 at altheim dot com> = = === > http://www.altheim.com/murray/ === > === > = = > === > In the evening > The rice leaves in the garden > Rustle in the autumn wind > That blows through my reed hut. > -- Minamoto no Tsunenobu > > >
