And get ready for a GitHub fork... Gary
On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 10:03 AM, Remko Popma <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree. We announced that Log4j 1.2 is end of life. We have a replacement > that is better than Log4j 1.2 in pretty much every way. > > In my opinion we should > a) make sure Log4j 2 is ready for Java 9 > b) start announcing that Log4j 1.2 will not work with Java 9 so people can > start planning their migration > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 2:00 AM, Ralph Goers <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> That was exactly what my “mixed emotions” were about. >> >> Also, I think we are going to have a fair amount of work to really >> support Java 9. >> >> Ralph >> >> On Jul 14, 2016, at 9:44 AM, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Any Log4j 1 release is likely to open the floodgates of requests to fix >> any outstanding "simple" (or complex) bugs. >> >> Keep in mind that Java 9 is not official yet, so we could be opening >> ourselves to a series of Java 9 EA compatible releases as Java 9 with and >> without Jigsaw (these are still separate builds IIRC) gets developed. >> >> Tracking Java 9 EAs with Log4j 2 is likely to be enough work as it is... >> if we do want to do that now... >> >> Gary >> >> On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 9:06 AM, Remko Popma <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Strategically I don't see why doing another 1.2 release would be a good >>> idea. >>> If people can upgrade to Java 9 with all the regression testing that >>> implies, then I see no reason they would not also upgrade to Log4j 2... >>> Naturally Log4j 2 needs to be in good shape for Java 9 and we would >>> support users who did customizations to Log4j 1.2. >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 1:02 AM, Ralph Goers <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> That would rule out building on a Mac. I’d have to try it from a Linux >>>> VM. I think Gary might have built Log4j 1 in the past. >>>> >>>> Ralph >>>> >>>> On Jul 14, 2016, at 8:52 AM, Paul Benedict <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Matt, I guess you need JDK 1.4.2 on your machine to have artifact >>>> "sun.jdk:tools:jar:1.4.2". >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Paul >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 10:50 AM, Matt Sicker <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> How do you even build log4j 1.2? I get this error when I build from >>>>> trunk: >>>>> >>>>> [ERROR] Failed to execute goal >>>>> org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-antrun-plugin:1.2:run (javadoc.resources) >>>>> on >>>>> project log4j: Execution javadoc.resources of goal >>>>> org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-antrun-plugin:1.2:run failed: Plugin >>>>> org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-antrun-plugin:1.2 or one of its >>>>> dependencies >>>>> could not be resolved: Could not find artifact sun.jdk:tools:jar:1.4.2 at >>>>> specified path >>>>> /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_66.jdk/Contents/Home/jre/../Classes/classes.jar >>>>> -> [Help 1] >>>>> >>>>> On 14 July 2016 at 10:47, Remko Popma <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Why would we want to do that? We need to make sure that Log4j 2 works >>>>>> well with Java 9, but otherwise I think this is an excellent opportunity >>>>>> for users to upgrade to Log4j 2. >>>>>> >>>>>> Remko >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 11:56 PM, Paul Benedict <[email protected] >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> According to this poster, it appears 1.x is not compatible with JDK >>>>>>> 9: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jigsaw-dev/2016-July/008654.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I told them I would notify our development community. So here's the >>>>>>> notification. :-) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Given how widely used 1.x is still, what do you guys think of one >>>>>>> more 1.x release? Usually I would never entertain the suggestion, but >>>>>>> this >>>>>>> may be the one time the justification makes sense. For those who still >>>>>>> use >>>>>>> 1.x and have no time to upgrade to 2.x, I can't think of a better way to >>>>>>> support the user community than fix this issue. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> PS: Inside the post is a link to the supposed patch. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> WDYT? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Paul >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Matt Sicker <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> E-Mail: [email protected] | [email protected] >> Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition >> <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> >> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> >> Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> >> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com >> Home: http://garygregory.com/ >> Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory >> >> >> > -- E-Mail: [email protected] | [email protected] Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com Home: http://garygregory.com/ Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
