Agree to change them to private. If there are particular fields that
are always needed by a subclass, then it should be exposed as a
protected method.  (The class is then later free to make those on
demand)

On 8 November 2016 at 09:43, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 1:40 AM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 8 November 2016 at 09:30, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 1:19 AM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 8 November 2016 at 07:34, Stian Soiland-Reyes <st...@apache.org>
>> wrote:
>> >> > I don't think binary compatibility should include package level
>> access,
>> >> as
>> >> > long as that package is only used within a single Commons JAR, then we
>> >> are
>> >> > free to change those, at least in a new minor release. (I would say
>> even
>> >> > patch level unless serialisation is used).
>> >> >
>> >> > In particular, package level access means "don't touch" - it is of
>> course
>> >> > possible to break into it by compiling into "our" package, but I don't
>> >> see
>> >> > that as much different than introspection that changes access
>> modifiers
>> >> and
>> >> > is not something we should support.
>> >> >
>> >> > So I would say we can fix it and release it as a new minor version.
>> >>
>> >> +1
>> >>
>> >
>> > Sounds good. FTR: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CRYPTO-129
>>
>> Why allow changing package-private to protected?
>>
>> That is a retrograde step.
>>
>> If the code works without exposing the variables as protected, then
>> keep it like that otherwise we cannot change implementation later.
>>
>> IMO the main reason for using p-p access is allowing access outside a
>> class but without affecting the external API.
>>
>> Only constants should be part of the public/protected API, and even
>> those should be carefully considered.
>>
>
> I initially mentioned in this thread making the ivars private. A reply was
> made that protected was possible or desired for some ivars. The title of
> the ticket reflects and respects the two views. If it were up to me I would
> make them all private.
>
> Gary
>
>
>> > Gary
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >> > On 8 Nov 2016 12:15 am, "Gary Gregory" <garydgreg...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 4:11 PM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > On 6 November 2016 at 19:56, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > > Hi all,
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > I see ivars left at the package access level. This must be an
>> >> >> oversight,
>> >> >> > > right?
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > We can only fix that in 2.0 and a new package. What a bummer!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I'm not sure I understand.
>> >> >> > Why would making package-protected fields private affect
>> >> compatibility?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> As a user, I can add a class to a [crypto] package and access the
>> ivars.
>> >> >> Then when change the access level, my code will no longer compile. If
>> >> we do
>> >> >> not define BC like that due to a class living in a package it really
>> >> has no
>> >> >> business being in, then I'm OK with it.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Gary
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > > Gary
>> >> >> > >
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