That sounds like a great idea. On 16 July 2016 at 11:16, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jul 16, 2016 12:17 AM, "Remko Popma" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Shall we start contacting Apache project that still use Log4j 1 with > this new information and offer them our assistance in migrating to Log4j 2 > in order to get ready for Java 9? > > I like it! > > Gary > > > > > Remko > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On 2016/07/15, at 2:36, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 10:18 AM, Matt Sicker <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Where was the GitHub fork when it was EOL'd? Or when development > effectively stopped 4 years ago? > >> > >> > >> Maybe the hack provided in this thread will be enough for most folks. > >> > >> Gary > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> On 14 July 2016 at 12:12, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> 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 > >>>>>>> JUnit in Action, Second Edition > >>>>>>> Spring Batch in Action > >>>>>>> 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 > >>>> JUnit in Action, Second Edition > >>>> Spring Batch in Action > >>>> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com > >>>> Home: http://garygregory.com/ > >>>> Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Matt Sicker <[email protected]> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> E-Mail: [email protected] | [email protected] > >> Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition > >> JUnit in Action, Second Edition > >> Spring Batch in Action > >> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com > >> Home: http://garygregory.com/ > >> Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory > > -- Matt Sicker <[email protected]>
