Author: markt
Date: Wed Mar 19 19:47:53 2014
New Revision: 1579368
URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1579368
Log:
Use official Java versions. Be more explicit about what 'and later' means. Add
some notes about early access versions.
Modified:
tomcat/site/trunk/docs/download-connectors.html
tomcat/site/trunk/docs/whichversion.html
tomcat/site/trunk/xdocs/whichversion.xml
Modified: tomcat/site/trunk/docs/download-connectors.html
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/site/trunk/docs/download-connectors.html?rev=1579368&r1=1579367&r2=1579368&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- tomcat/site/trunk/docs/download-connectors.html (original)
+++ tomcat/site/trunk/docs/download-connectors.html Wed Mar 19 19:47:53 2014
@@ -266,20 +266,20 @@
<li class="download">
-<a
href="[preferred]/tomcat/tomcat-connectors/jk/tomcat-connectors-1.2.37-src.tar.gz"
rel="nofollow">
- JK 1.2.37 Source Release tar.gz
+<a
href="[preferred]/tomcat/tomcat-connectors/jk/tomcat-connectors-1.2.39-src.tar.gz"
rel="nofollow">
+ JK 1.2.39 Source Release tar.gz
</a> (e.g. Unix, Linux, Mac OS)
<ul class="attributes">
<li>
<span class="pgp">
- [<a
href="https://www.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-connectors/jk/tomcat-connectors-1.2.37-src.tar.gz.asc";>PGP</a>]
+ [<a
href="https://www.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-connectors/jk/tomcat-connectors-1.2.39-src.tar.gz.asc";>PGP</a>]
</span>
</li>
<li>
<span class="md5">
- [<a
href="https://www.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-connectors/jk/tomcat-connectors-1.2.37-src.tar.gz.md5";>MD5</a>]
+ [<a
href="https://www.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-connectors/jk/tomcat-connectors-1.2.39-src.tar.gz.md5";>MD5</a>]
</span>
</li>
@@ -289,20 +289,20 @@
<li class="download">
-<a
href="[preferred]/tomcat/tomcat-connectors/jk/tomcat-connectors-1.2.37-src.zip"
rel="nofollow">
- JK 1.2.37 Source Release zip
+<a
href="[preferred]/tomcat/tomcat-connectors/jk/tomcat-connectors-1.2.39-src.zip"
rel="nofollow">
+ JK 1.2.39 Source Release zip
</a> (e.g. Windows)
<ul class="attributes">
<li>
<span class="pgp">
- [<a
href="https://www.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-connectors/jk/tomcat-connectors-1.2.37-src.zip.asc";>PGP</a>]
+ [<a
href="https://www.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-connectors/jk/tomcat-connectors-1.2.39-src.zip.asc";>PGP</a>]
</span>
</li>
<li>
<span class="md5">
- [<a
href="https://www.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-connectors/jk/tomcat-connectors-1.2.37-src.zip.md5";>MD5</a>]
+ [<a
href="https://www.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-connectors/jk/tomcat-connectors-1.2.39-src.zip.md5";>MD5</a>]
</span>
</li>
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
</ul>
-<p>tomcat-connectors-1.2.37-src.* is signed by Mladen Turk
(<code>564C17A3</code>).</p>
+<p>tomcat-connectors-1.2.39-src.* is signed by Mladen Turk
(<code>0D498E23</code>).</p>
</div>
Modified: tomcat/site/trunk/docs/whichversion.html
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/site/trunk/docs/whichversion.html?rev=1579368&r1=1579367&r2=1579368&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- tomcat/site/trunk/docs/whichversion.html (original)
+++ tomcat/site/trunk/docs/whichversion.html Wed Mar 19 19:47:53 2014
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ mapping between the specifications and t
<th><strong>WebSocket Spec</strong></th>
<th><strong>Apache Tomcat version</strong></th>
<th><strong>Actual release revision</strong></th>
- <th><strong>Minimum Java Version</strong></th>
+ <th><strong>Support Java Versions</strong></th>
</tr>
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ mapping between the specifications and t
<td>1.0</td>
<td>8.0.x</td>
<td>8.0.3 (beta)</td>
- <td>1.7</td>
+ <td>7 and later</td>
</tr>
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ mapping between the specifications and t
<td>1.0</td>
<td>7.0.x</td>
<td>7.0.52</td>
- <td>1.6 (WebSocket 1.0 requires 1.7)</td>
+ <td>6 and later<br> (WebSocket 1.0 requires 7 or later)</td>
</tr>
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ mapping between the specifications and t
<td>N/A</td>
<td>6.0.x</td>
<td>6.0.39</td>
- <td>1.5</td>
+ <td>5 and later</td>
</tr>
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ mapping between the specifications and t
<td>N/A</td>
<td>5.5.x (archived)</td>
<td>5.5.36 (archived)</td>
- <td>1.4</td>
+ <td>1.4 and later</td>
</tr>
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ mapping between the specifications and t
<td>N/A</td>
<td>4.1.x (archived)</td>
<td>4.1.40 (archived)</td>
- <td>1.3</td>
+ <td>1.3 and later</td>
</tr>
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ mapping between the specifications and t
<td>N/A</td>
<td>3.3.x (archived)</td>
<td>3.3.2 (archived)</td>
- <td>1.1</td>
+ <td>1.1 and later</td>
</tr>
@@ -301,6 +301,32 @@ mapping between the specifications and t
</table>
+<p>Each version of Tomcat is supported for any stable Java release that meets
+the requirements of the final column in the table above.</p>
+
+
+<p>Tomcat should also work on any Java early access build that meets the
+requirements of the final column in the table above. For example, users were
+successfully running Tomcat 8 on Java 8 many months before the first stable
Java
+8 release. However, users of early access builds should be aware of the
+following:</p>
+
+<ul>
+
+<li>It is not unusual for the initial early access builds to contain bugs that
+ can cause problems for web applications running on Tomcat.</li>
+
+<li>If the new Java version introduces new language features then the default
+ JSP compiler may not support them immediately. Switching the JSP compiler
to
+ javac may enable these new language features to be used in JSPs.</li>
+
+<li>If you do discover an problem using a Java early access build, please
+ <a href="findhelp.html">ask for help</a>. The Tomcat user's mailing
+ list is probably the best place to start.</li>
+
+</ul>
+
+
<p>The releases are described in more detail below to help you determine
which one is right for you. More details about each release can be found in
the associated release notes.</p>
Modified: tomcat/site/trunk/xdocs/whichversion.xml
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/site/trunk/xdocs/whichversion.xml?rev=1579368&r1=1579367&r2=1579368&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- tomcat/site/trunk/xdocs/whichversion.xml (original)
+++ tomcat/site/trunk/xdocs/whichversion.xml Wed Mar 19 19:47:53 2014
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ mapping between the specifications and t
<th><strong>WebSocket Spec</strong></th>
<th><strong>Apache Tomcat version</strong></th>
<th><strong>Actual release revision</strong></th>
- <th><strong>Minimum Java Version</strong></th>
+ <th><strong>Support Java Versions</strong></th>
</tr>
<tr>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ mapping between the specifications and t
<td>1.0</td>
<td>8.0.x</td>
<td>8.0.3 (beta)</td>
- <td>1.7</td>
+ <td>7 and later</td>
</tr>
<tr>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ mapping between the specifications and t
<td>1.0</td>
<td>7.0.x</td>
<td>7.0.52</td>
- <td>1.6 (WebSocket 1.0 requires 1.7)</td>
+ <td>6 and later<br/> (WebSocket 1.0 requires 7 or later)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ mapping between the specifications and t
<td>N/A</td>
<td>6.0.x</td>
<td>6.0.39</td>
- <td>1.5</td>
+ <td>5 and later</td>
</tr>
<tr>
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ mapping between the specifications and t
<td>N/A</td>
<td>5.5.x (archived)</td>
<td>5.5.36 (archived)</td>
- <td>1.4</td>
+ <td>1.4 and later</td>
</tr>
<tr>
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ mapping between the specifications and t
<td>N/A</td>
<td>4.1.x (archived)</td>
<td>4.1.40 (archived)</td>
- <td>1.3</td>
+ <td>1.3 and later</td>
</tr>
<tr>
@@ -86,11 +86,30 @@ mapping between the specifications and t
<td>N/A</td>
<td>3.3.x (archived)</td>
<td>3.3.2 (archived)</td>
- <td>1.1</td>
+ <td>1.1 and later</td>
</tr>
</table>
+<p>Each version of Tomcat is supported for any stable Java release that meets
+the requirements of the final column in the table above.</p>
+
+<p>Tomcat should also work on any Java early access build that meets the
+requirements of the final column in the table above. For example, users were
+successfully running Tomcat 8 on Java 8 many months before the first stable
Java
+8 release. However, users of early access builds should be aware of the
+following:</p>
+<ul>
+<li>It is not unusual for the initial early access builds to contain bugs that
+ can cause problems for web applications running on Tomcat.</li>
+<li>If the new Java version introduces new language features then the default
+ JSP compiler may not support them immediately. Switching the JSP compiler
to
+ javac may enable these new language features to be used in JSPs.</li>
+<li>If you do discover an problem using a Java early access build, please
+ <a href="findhelp.html">ask for help</a>. The Tomcat user's mailing
+ list is probably the best place to start.</li>
+</ul>
+
<p>The releases are described in more detail below to help you determine
which one is right for you. More details about each release can be found in
the associated release notes.</p>
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