[4.1] Changes to base interfaces

[Remy Maucherat]

Hi,

Changing the API in the 4.1.x branch is not ok (at a bare minimum, not without asking/voting).
A method addition was made on 11/30 to the org.apache.catalina.Manager interface. This could break compatibility with 3rd party managers, and apparently was made during an optimization effort, as part of a larger patch. I originally missed this in the commit message.

I do not wish to include such an API change as part of the 4.1.x branch, and would want to see at least this portion of the patch (with dependencies; apparently there are many) reverted.

This batch of experimental patches were committed in a stable branch (4.1.x), and as of now are still not ported in the development branch (5.0), so I assume development will still continue in 4.1.x, which is not a good idea.
What I'd like to see happen, unless there is a good reason not to do so:
- all the changes to the manager are reverted to the 4.1.16 version
- the patches are committed to the jakarta-tomcat-catalina repository, where active development can continue without destabilizing the stable tree

Thanks,
Remy


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