On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 1:01 PM Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Same as Ralph. Glad to have some help performing an updated release,
> though unless we can get a few interested maintainers to join the
> project to help continue maintenance, it may cause a lot of confusion
> around EOL support. I do think it makes sense to try to make a
> security release due to the overall confusion from CVE-2021-44228 et
> al.

I agree with Matt.

Gary
>
> On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 11:54 AM Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> 
> wrote:
> >
> > No objections if you are volunteering to do the work. I do have concerns. 
> > Unless a new set of contributors
> > wants to become part of the logging project and support Log4j 1 we do not 
> > want to give the impression that
> > it is being supported.
> >
> > Ralph
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Dec 15, 2021, at 10:14 AM, Leo Simons <leosim...@apache.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey folks,
> > >
> > > First, thanks for all the hard work on 2.x, especially these last couple 
> > > of
> > > weeks!
> > > Please take care of yourself and be kind to yourself :)
> > > Obviously 2.x should get full focus from all that can productively
> > > contribute to it.
> > >
> > > I do agree with Vladimir about giving 1.x a little attention.
> > > With the whole world doing forensics it is clear how widespread 1.x still
> > > is.
> > > Seems worth it to make a slightly safer lib, for all those people that
> > > cannot easily upgrade to 2.x, so they can just drop in a new jar.
> > >
> > > I investigated the current build a bit. Notes below mail.
> > > It -does- seem feasible for a logging.a.o committer with SVN write access 
> > > +
> > > people.apache.org access to make a new 1.x release 'the ancient way' with
> > > limited effort.
> > > I.e. https://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/building.html is mostly workable
> > > today.
> > > But...then you are stuck with very old-style library maintenance.
> > > Best clean house a bit more (right?).
> > >
> > > If cleanup is the way to go, seems some next steps include
> > > * convert with svn2git
> > >  * I kicked off a run, takes a few hours
> > > * bump the build toolchain up to modern standards/versions
> > >  * set up OpenJDK 6 as a mvn toolchain for compiling, for max
> > > compatibility (toolchain pom.xml patch below).
> > >  * use any version of Maven 3 on an LTS version of Ubuntu with any JDK
> > > (7+), clean up the build setup, delete some ancient cruft.
> > >  * don't bother releasing new binary versions of the windows DLLs, people
> > > who need them can use the old DLLs or build from source.
> > > * make some patches to delete vulnerable/network code
> > > * perhaps add some warnings for now-unsupported (JMS) config
> > > * add tests proving the new behavior
> > > * write some docs on how to use the new version and link to 2.x upgrade
> > > instructions
> > > * draft some release notes
> > > * fix generated site
> > >  * include the end-of-life disclaimer that's in the HTML (into template?)
> > >  * update with additional instructions
> > >  * make the site setup work with apache cms
> > > * make it real easy to review the result, bake & propose an RC
> > >  * hand off to committers/PMC for release
> > >
> > > Make sense? Any suggestions or objections?
> > >
> > > Nothing too hard, just grunt work :)
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > >
> > > Leo
> > >
> > >
> > > Main findings
> > > -------------
> > > * Main build is "fine"
> > >    * Log4J 1.x seems to build fine with modern JDK and modern Maven 3,
> > > with source/target=1.4 set
> > >    * Log4J 1.x seems to build fine on ubuntu 14.0.4.6, with JDK 1.7 for
> > > maven plus JDK 1.6 toolchain for compile, and an ancient Maven 3
> > >        * probably best to pick this option 'for safety'
> > >        * see detailed howto below
> > >    * Compiles fine, tests pass
> > >    * Maven release plugin seems setup correctly and working
> > >        * needs committer with SVN write access to do `maven
> > > release:prepare; maven release:perform`
> > > * JNI/native build is not worrisome
> > >    * I did not attempt to re-build the NT DLLs, but this is not needed to
> > > ship a new source dist or new jar, any users can pick old .dll with new 
> > > jar
> > >    * jnd_md.h referred in build is easy to get: version from Oracle JDK 6
> > > is identical to OpenJDK 11 version aside from license header
> > > * Site
> > >    * Maven site generates ok, but
> > >        * publishing instructions are wrong
> > >        * misses the end of life header
> > >        * Probably HTML site was edited by hand to add this header?
> > >    * Would suggest to simply edit HTML by hand some more
> > >
> > > Detailed steps to produce a build
> > > ---------------------------------
> > > * download and install virtualbox
> > > * download and install ubuntu 14.04.6 LTS 64 bit VM
> > >    * https://www.osboxes.org/ubuntu/
> > >    * this is the oldest supported LTS ubuntu
> > >    * ubuntu 12.04 LTS is closer but is unsupported
> > >    * this has openjdk 6
> > >    * password osboxes.org
> > >    * apt-get dist-upgrade && reboot
> > >    * install virtualbox guest additions and reboot
> > >        * https://www.osboxes.org/guide/
> > > * to get jni_md.h:
> > >    * this does not seem to be strictly needed to make a release, the
> > > native build gets skipped on linux
> > >    * best option: get it from
> > > https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/openjdk-jdk11/blob/master/src/java.base/windows/native/include/jni_md.h
> > >        * this is GPLv2 + classpath exception, classpath exception makes it
> > > fine to use here
> > >    * cumbersome: download and install IE11 on Windows 7 64 bit VM
> > >        * https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/
> > >        * password Passw0rd!
> > >        * run windows update and reboot
> > >        * install virtualbox guest additions and reboot
> > >            * https://www.osboxes.org/guide/
> > >        * download and install sun/oracle JDK 6u41 (matching ubuntu)
> > >            *
> > > https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-java-archive-javase6-downloads.html
> > >        * open \Program Files\Java\jdk_1.6.....\include\win32
> > >        * copy jni_md.h and paste to homedir on ubuntu
> > >    * alternative: get it from https://github.com/lsimons/jni_md.h
> > >        * got this file using the steps above
> > >        * don't use by downloading from here, that might be a bit illegal
> > > in your jurisdiction
> > >        * proves it is the same file as in JDK11 as per above
> > >
> > > * follow rest of build instructions
> > >    * apt-get install openjdk-6-jdk
> > >    * apt-get install maven2 subversion mingw32 xemacs21 openssh-server
> > >    * sudo cp /mnt/Downloads/jni_md.h ~osboxes/
> > >    * sudo chown osboxes:osboxes ~osboxes/jni_md.h
> > >    * export JNI_WIN32_INCLUDE_DIR=/home/osboxes
> > >    * export SVN_EDITOR=xemacs21
> > >    * mkdir ~/.m2
> > >    * cat >~/.m2/settings.xml <<END
> > > <settings
> > >    xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0";
> > >    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance";
> > >    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0
> > > https://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd";>
> > >  <!--<mirrors>
> > >    <mirror>
> > >      <id>central-https</id>
> > >      <name>Central over HTTPS</name>
> > >      <url>https://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
> > >      <mirrorOf>central</mirrorOf>
> > >    </mirror>
> > >  </mirrors>-->
> > >    <profiles>
> > >        <profile>
> > >        <id>https</id>
> > >        <activation>
> > >            <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
> > >        </activation>
> > >        <repositories>
> > >            <repository>
> > >            <id>central</id>
> > >            <name>Central Repository</name>
> > >            <url>https://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
> > >            <layout>default</layout>
> > >            <snapshots>
> > >                <enabled>false</enabled>
> > >            </snapshots>
> > >            </repository>
> > >        </repositories>
> > >        <pluginRepositories>
> > >            <pluginRepository>
> > >            <id>central</id>
> > >            <name>Central Repository</name>
> > >            <url>https://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
> > >            <layout>default</layout>
> > >            <snapshots>
> > >                <enabled>false</enabled>
> > >            </snapshots>
> > >            <releases>
> > >                <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
> > >            </releases>
> > >            </pluginRepository>
> > >        </pluginRepositories>
> > >      </profile>
> > >    </profiles>
> > > </settings>
> > > END
> > >    * svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/logging/log4j/trunk log4j
> > >    * cd log4j
> > >    * mvn package release:prepare
> > > fails with:
> > >
> > > [WARNING] Unable to get resource
> > > 'org.apache.felix:maven-bundle-plugin:pom:2.1.0' from repository central (
> > > https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2): Error transferring file: Received
> > > fatal alert: protocol_version
> > > Downloading:
> > > https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/felix/maven-bundle-plugin/2.1.0/maven-bundle-plugin-2.1.0.pom
> > >
> > > so...maven 3 it is. That needs JDK 7.
> > >
> > >    * sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk
> > >    * sudo apt-get install maven # 3.0.5...
> > >    * sudo update-alternatives --config mvn
> > >    * vi ~/log4j/pom.xml
> > >
> > >    * patch pom.xml <<END
> > > Index: pom.xml
> > > ===================================================================
> > > --- pom.xml (revision 1895980)
> > > +++ pom.xml (working copy)
> > > @@ -89,6 +88,26 @@
> > >     <plugins>
> > >       <plugin>
> > >         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
> > > +        <artifactId>maven-toolchains-plugin</artifactId>
> > > +        <version>1.1</version>
> > > +        <executions>
> > > +          <execution>
> > > +            <goals>
> > > +              <goal>toolchain</goal>
> > > +            </goals>
> > > +          </execution>
> > > +        </executions>
> > > +        <configuration>
> > > +          <toolchains>
> > > +            <jdk>
> > > +              <version>1.6</version>
> > > +              <vendor>openjdk</vendor>
> > > +            </jdk>
> > > +          </toolchains>
> > > +        </configuration>
> > > +      </plugin>
> > > +      <plugin>
> > > +        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
> > >         <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
> > >         <configuration>
> > >           <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
> > > END
> > >
> > >    * cat >~/.m2/toolchains.xml <<END
> > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> > > <toolchains>
> > >  <!-- JDK toolchains -->
> > >  <toolchain>
> > >    <type>jdk</type>
> > >    <provides>
> > >      <version>1.6</version>
> > >      <vendor>openjdk</vendor>
> > >    </provides>
> > >    <configuration>
> > >      <jdkHome>/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-amd64</jdkHome>
> > >    </configuration>
> > >  </toolchain>
> > > </toolchains>
> > > END
> > >    * mv ~/.m2/settings.xml ~/.m2/settings.xml.bak # that was for maven 2
> > >
> > >    * mvn package release:prepare with settings:
> > >
> > > [INFO] Checking dependencies and plugins for snapshots ...
> > > What is the release version for "Apache Log4j"? (log4j:log4j) 1.2.18: :
> > > 1.2.18-RC1
> > > What is SCM release tag or label for "Apache Log4j"? (log4j:log4j)
> > > log4j-1.2.18-RC1: : v1.2.18-RC1
> > > What is the new development version for "Apache Log4j"? (log4j:log4j)
> > > 1.2.18-RC2-SNAPSHOT: : 1.2.18-RC2-SNAPSHOT
> > > [INFO] Transforming 'Apache Log4j'...
> > >
> > >    fails at the very end due to permissions (good):
> > >
> > > [INFO] Executing: /bin/sh -c cd /home/osboxes/log4j && svn
> > > --non-interactive commit --file /tmp/maven-scm-895115457.commit --targets
> > > /tmp/maven-scm-5194221240786270512-targets
> > > [ERROR] svn: E175013: Commit failed (details follow):
> > > [ERROR] svn: E175013: POST of '/repos/asf/!svn/me': 403 Forbidden (
> > > http://svn.apache.org)
> > >
> > >    * mvn site assembly:assembly also works, but shows an old site!
> >

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