-1
(1) I expect the main POI jar (poi-3.5-*.jar) to be compatible with 3.1 and earlier releases. 3.1 has just been released
and I expected 3.05-beta1 to be roughly equivalent. Unfortunately it is no so.
org.apache.poi.hssf.util.Region was moved to org.apache.poi.ss.util.Region. For me, it meant that I had to change all
the references in my code and re-compile it.
If OOXML needs Region in a different package - no problem, keep it there, but don't break the structure of the existing
code base.
This is the only issue I found. If there are more, please make sure that
existing code works with 3.5.
(2) It's not clear what level of conformance should users expect from the new OOXML code. We should have a document
clearly stating what is supported and what is not.
(1) is a blocker to me. If it is fixed I will vote +1 providing that we have
the OOXML conformance statement by 3.5-beta2
Regards,
Yegor
Hi All
Now that we have the OK from the board and the legal committee, I think
it's time for our first beta release from the ooxml branch.
The release artifacts can be downloaded from:
http://people.apache.org/~nick/POI-3.5.1-beta1/
including the main parts in:
http://people.apache.org/~nick/POI-3.5.1-beta1/main/
and the maven parts in:
http://people.apache.org/~nick/POI-3.5.1-beta1/maven/
The binary releases include two versions of the main jar file, one for
those still on Java 1.4, and another for Java 1.5. You need to be using
the Java 1.5 version if you want to also make use of the ooxml support.
The maven release does not include the ooxml support, only the old main
/ contrib / scratchpad. This is because many of the ooxml dependencies
are not in ibiblio. We would welcome input on this problem from maven
users, so we can fix this for the next release.
Finally, voting will be open until this Friday, 11th July. Please vote:
+1 - I support this release
0 - I have no opinion either way
-1 - I object, because ....
Nick
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