Compiling a .NET 2 code on .NET 4 doesn't mean having a .NET 4 lib because the features of .NET 3 and .NET 4 will not be in there.
About not being able to help out any more, you mean that the latest version of Visual Studio you have is VS2005? If not wrong, even the trunk is now based on the VS2010 solution format. So, you will not be able to help even if lucene was left on .NET 2 but with the vs10 solution format.. On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Granroth, Neal V. < neal.granr...@thermofisher.com> wrote: > Let the vote decide. > > In general backwards compatibility is always the best policy. However, the > cost to the project, maintaining a separate branch, in my opinion is too > high. A better approach would be to keep the main trunk .NET 2.0 > compatible; those that want to compile to .NET 4.0 are free to do so. This > way all users are supported with minimal effort. As Lucene.NET is a port, > not independent development the dubious advantages of .NET 4.0 are not > particularly significant. > > Locking Lucene.NET to 4.0 does not pose any difficulty for the products I > am responsible for, as they are tied to version 1.9.1 for several more years > at least. It simply means that, as I can no longer compile the code (as I > discovered with 2.9.4g), that I would then no longer be able to assist the > project with occasional tests, benchmarks, and usage questions. > > C'est la vie. > > - Neal > > -----Original Message----- > From: Digy [mailto:digyd...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 5:31 PM > To: lucene-net-user@lucene.apache.org > Subject: RE: [Lucene.Net] VOTE: .NET 2.0 Framework Support After Apache > Lucene.Net 2.9.4 > > > If you want to take on managing this branch because your company demands > it then put up your hand. > I expect the same from 4.0 enthusiasts also :) > Here is the branch > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/lucene.net/branches/Lucene.Net_2_ > 9_4g > > DIGY > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Foskey [mailto:kfos...@tpg.com.au] > Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 1:12 AM > To: lucene-net-user@lucene.apache.org > Cc: lucene-net-user@lucene.apache.org > Subject: Re: [Lucene.Net] VOTE: .NET 2.0 Framework Support After Apache > Lucene.Net 2.9.4 > > > On 12/05/2011, at 12:16 AM, "Granroth, Neal V." > <neal.granr...@thermofisher.com> wrote: > > > That's a fantasyland perceptive. In the real world there are many, huge > organizations (the clients to whom we sell various products, including one > optional package that incorporates Lucene.NET) who tie themselves to older > versions (Windows95 is the oldest in-production platform of which I'm > aware). The market is clearly demanding products and support for older > systems. > > > > - Neal > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ryan Hoffman [mailto:rhoff...@tntp.org] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 6:20 PM > > To: lucene-net-user@lucene.apache.org > > Subject: RE: [Lucene.Net] VOTE: .NET 2.0 Framework Support After Apache > Lucene.Net 2.9.4 > > > > I feel like if you're in an org that is limiting you to be on .NET2 / > CLR2, then guess what, you're stuck with the latest Lucene.NET for CLR2. > Too bad. That latest release obviously is working fine for you right now, > otherwise why did those business decisions make that a dependency in the > first place. You're also missing out on countless other libraries who have > shifted to .NET 4, which you are stuck on the latest CLR2 versions of. The > rest of the world has moved on, and guess what, we don't need to be held > back because there are a few people left behind. > > It is possible to maintain a v2 or even v3.5 branch. This could be > supported as the community makes the effort. A few patches won't be 4 > specific, majority I expect. If you want to take on managing this branch > because your company demands it then put up your hand. > > It sounds like v4 offers advantages in performance and personally I need to > go 4 for other projects anyway. Not supporting v4 would be frustrating > from > the simple iswhitespace function to full libraries= > > -- Simone Chiaretta Microsoft MVP ASP.NET - ASPInsider Blog: http://codeclimber.net.nz RSS: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/codeclimber twitter: @simonech Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic "Life is short, play hard"
