LGPL is not allowed by apache foundation, so we are restricted by that. the HTMLParser developers were kind enough to give us snapshot and license it under apache, but that means the version we use is out of date with the current version.
I know there's been a lot of API changes in HTMLParser, so it's likely the change aren't compatable. peter On 3/22/06, hkimura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for replying. > > > AFAIK, we can't distribute the current version owing to licence > restrictions. > Oh, that's the why. So sorry. > > > We could perhaps ship JMeter without htmlparser, and allow users to > > download it separately. > > > > This would require some code changes so that JMeter still worked > > without the download. > > Why not download your own copy of htmlparser and use that instead of > > the one supplied with JMeter. Does that work? > Unfortunately, no. It won't run nor be compiled. > As you told below, it uses some incompatible API, such as Scnanner, > which was replaced with NodeFilter. > > > If there have been incompatible API changes, you may be able to hack > > the BSH code to use a different classpath so that it uses the new > > version, and the rest the old. > Sure, it's a good hack. > But, if I can, I'd like to have the simplest way. > The simplest is the easiest and safest to maintain. > > Is the Apache software license incompatible with the LGPL? > If so, and if you let me do it, I'm willing to implement > > We could perhaps ship JMeter without htmlparser, and allow users to > > download it separately. > > > > This would require some code changes so that JMeter still worked > > without the download. > to avoid the license problem. > > Can I? > > # Uh, but, if there are users who have a BeanShell Sampler which uses > # htmlparser and Scanner? Alas! > > Regards, > Hideaki > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
