Greg, On 11/16/06, Greg Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I read (with some dismay) the interaction between you and Walter Mundt (http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XMLRPC-75) over finally adding support for introspection to Apache XML-RPC. I was not altogether surprise that, after 5 months, 'the user lost interest' - it seems a _very_ long period to negotiate over several obstacles which turned out not to be obstacles (overloading). Can you clarify for me the current state of the code? I am trying to use version 3 in the accepted way (system.listMethods, as widely used) and get a NoSuchHandler error - I guess this means the patch Walter proposed has not been included? Is this simply because he didn't wish to provide further documentation?
I am reading (with some dismay) your interpretation of what happened in XMLRPC-75. First of all, please be so kind that the first months of 2006 have been exactly that time frame when I was working very, very much on the implementation of version 3. Nevertheless, I considered introspection so interesting that I took the time to bring it into the very first beta release. I would also want you to note, that Walters first patch against 3.0 was submitted at 24/Feb. The full implementation, as proposed by Walter, was entered by me at 22/May, which is three months later. If you expect more speed, then I suggest that you jump into the project and start to contribute or pay for support. (And, if you do that, then I would ask you to inspect the average time between reporting a bug in the XML-RPC 3 project and resolving the bug, which is better than any professional support I am aware of.) Finally, if you have any issues with the current code, then I would like you to specify more details, preferrably in a Jira issue.
It would be great to see some mention of this issue on the main website - it is a prety fundamental aspect that is available in most other implementations.
As I wrote in XMLRPC-75: Patches welcome. If you want something to be changed, do it. Jochen -- My wife Mary and I have been married for forty-seven years and not once have we had an argument serious enough to consider divorce; murder, yes, but divorce, never. (Jack Benny) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
