On 23 August 2011 03:32, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All: > > After the last round of discussion WRT generics, a 2.0, version, and the new > BM encoder, it seems the consensus is: > > - Release a version based on trunk. Trunk requires Java 5 and includes the > new BM encoder. > > - Revert the trunk changes that break binary compatibility, specifically, > based on Clirr: > > Severity Message Class Method / Field > Error Method 'public StringEncoderComparator()' has been removed > org.apache.commons.codec.StringEncoderComparator public > StringEncoderComparator() > Error Method 'public boolean isArrayByteBase64(byte[])' has been > removed org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64 public boolean > isArrayByteBase64(byte[]) > Error Class org.apache.commons.codec.language.Caverphone removed > org.apache.commons.codec.language.Caverphone > Error Method 'public int getMaxLength()' has been removed > org.apache.commons.codec.language.Soundex public int getMaxLength() > Error Method 'public void setMaxLength(int)' has been removed > org.apache.commons.codec.language.Soundex public void setMaxLength(int) > Error Field charset is now final > org.apache.commons.codec.net.URLCodec charset > Error Method 'public java.lang.String getEncoding()' has been removed > org.apache.commons.codec.net.URLCodec public java.lang.String > getEncoding() > > - Continue the generics discussion toward a major release which would likely > require a package name change. > > Question: Because the code now requires Java 5, should the new version be > 1.6 or 2.0? > > 1.6 feels right because we are adding an encoder. > The only reason now for a 2.0 label is because we are using Java 5. > > Thoughts?
A major version bump is required for API breaks; it is not required for changes in base Java level. [1] Though if we were suddenly to require Java 7 it might make sense to go to 2.0. Given that Java 1.5 has been out for some years now, and most users will probably be on at least Java 1.5 now, it seems to me that it's not necessary to have a major version bump; 1.6 is fine by me. [1] http://commons.apache.org/releases/versioning.html > Thank you, > Gary > -- > http://garygregory.wordpress.com/ > http://garygregory.com/ > http://people.apache.org/~ggregory/ > http://twitter.com/GaryGregory > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
