Hi All, We sucessfully use retroweaver to allow backward compatability so that the source code is java5, with the class files can be compatale with an earlier version
Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Paul Libbrecht > Sent: 23 October 2006 22:41 > To: Richard Eckart > Cc: dom4j-dev@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [dom4j-dev] Is dom4j still maintained? > > Richard, > > I am not a main dom4j developer so really can't speak for it... > But I believe an offer of anyone to help a start for a 2.0 > would be good, e.g., as a submission within the bug-tracker... > > > paul > > Richard Eckart wrote: > > Hi Paul, > > > > I see the problem, yet I believe that 1.6.1 is quite a > stable release > > of dom4j for those platforms and people that can't run Java 1.5. > > Additionally dom4j does not seem to be under active > development. So > > would you see a problem in freezing 1.6.1 as a stable > branch allowing > > only for potential bugfixes and start moving HEAD to Java > 1.5, which > > would mean that after a long time some work is put into the > project > > again? > > > > Regards, > > > > Richard > > > > Am 23.10.2006 um 22:59 schrieb Paul Libbrecht: > > > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> allow me my 2p here... "supporting java 1.5" would not be > a matter > >> of dom4j 1.5 it would be a full change in API, I think. > >> The same topic has been discussed on the jdom mailing list, which > >> relies a bit more on collections and most have said... well... > >> maybe... but we need to support both. > >> There are still folks, such as me, which wouldn't be > *able* to run > >> jdk 1.5. On the Mac, it means an OS upgrade, and I fear it's the > >> same on others. > >> > >> paul > >> > >> > >> Maarten Coene wrote: > >> > >>> dom4j is currently not being actively maintained. The > main reason > >>> is that I don't have the time to do it at the moment (and this > >>> won't change in the near future). It should be better if someone > >>> else did this job, but no-one has volunteered yet... > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ---- > >>> From: Richard Eckart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: dom4j-dev@lists.sourceforge.net > >>> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 1:27:35 AM > >>> Subject: [dom4j-dev] Is dom4j still maintained? > >>> > >>> I wonder: is dom4j still maintained. > >>> Is there any roadmap for a new release supporting Java 1.5? > >>> If not: why? Is there a "better thing" now? > >>> > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web > services, security? > > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to > make your job easier > > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on > Apache Geronimo > > > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&; dat=121642 > > _______________________________________________ > > dom4j-dev mailing list > > dom4j-dev@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dom4j-dev > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ dom4j-dev mailing list dom4j-dev@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dom4j-dev
