RE: Public API Change in Driver (Was Re: [GUMP] Build Failure - Cocoon2)

2001-08-09 Thread Mark Lillywhite
> FOP underwent some major refactoring to massively reduce memory usage, and > it might not be possible to make a workable deprecated API for backwards > compatibility. (Mark?) We don't break API compatibility lightly, and don't > expect to have to do so again in the foreseeable future. Sorry for

Re: Public API Change in Driver (Was Re: [GUMP] Build Failure - Cocoon2)

2001-08-09 Thread Arved Sandstrom
At 06:34 PM 8/9/01 -0400, Sam Ruby wrote: >Arved Sandstrom wrote: >> >> Sam, I figure you meant the "perennially in alpha" comment sort of >> tongue-in-cheek. I hope you did, anyway. >> >[snip] >> >> Let's get one thing straight - we're not in alpha. We're not even close >to >> alpha. >> >> You're

Re: Public API Change in Driver (Was Re: [GUMP] Build Failure - Cocoon2)

2001-08-09 Thread Sam Ruby
Arved Sandstrom wrote: > > Sam, I figure you meant the "perennially in alpha" comment sort of > tongue-in-cheek. I hope you did, anyway. > [snip] > > Let's get one thing straight - we're not in alpha. We're not even close to > alpha. > > You're on the XML PMC...it would be nice to hear constructiv

Re: Public API Change in Driver (Was Re: [GUMP] Build Failure - Cocoon2)

2001-08-09 Thread Arved Sandstrom
At 10:33 AM 8/9/01 -0400, Sam Ruby wrote: >I realize that xml-fop is one of those projects which is perennially in >alpha. What I am looking for is concrete suggestions on how Cocoon2 should >deal with this state. Sam, I figure you meant the "perennially in alpha" comment sort of tongue-in-chee