Note that it may be necessary to use -Drevapi.skip=true to build. The plugin 
seems to fail in different places on different machines or even on the same 
machine running different maven goals.

Ralph

> On Feb 23, 2022, at 4:58 PM, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> wrote:
> 
> This is a vote to release Log4j 2.17.2, the next version of the Log4j 2 
> project.
> 
> Please download, test, and cast your votes on the log4j developers list.
> [] +1, release the artifacts
> [] -1, don't release because...
> 
> The vote will remain open for 72 hours. All votes are welcome and we 
> encourage everyone to test the release, but only Logging PMC votes are 
> “officially” counted. As always, at least 3 +1 votes and more positive than 
> negative votes are required.
> 
> Changes in this version include:
> 
> New Features
> 
>       • LOG4J2-3297: Limit loading of configuration via a url to https by 
> default.
>       • LOG4J2-2486: Require log4j2.Script.enableLanguages to be specified to 
> enable scripting for specific languages.
>       • LOG4J2-3303: Add TB support to FileSize. Thanks to ramananravi.
>       • LOG4J2-3282: Add the log4j-to-jul JDK Logging Bridge Thanks to 
> Michael Vorburger.
>       • : Add 
> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AsyncAppender.getAppenders() to more 
> easily port from org.apache.log4j.AsyncAppender.getAllAppenders().
>       • : Add Configurator.setLevel(Logger, Level), setLevel(String, String), 
> and setLevel(Class, Level). Thanks to Gary Gregory.
>       • LOG4J2-3341: Add shorthand syntax for properties configuration format 
> for specifying a logger level and appender refs.
>       • LOG4J2-3391: Add optional additional fields to NoSQLAppender. Thanks 
> to Gary Gregory.
> Fixed Bugs
> 
>       • LOG4J2-3304: Flag LogManager as initiialized if the LoggerFactory is 
> provided as a property. Thanks to francis-FY.
>       • LOG4J2-3404: Fix DefaultConfiguration leak in PatternLayout Thanks to 
> Piotr Karwasz.
>       • LOG4J2-3405: Document that the Spring Boot Lookup requires the 
> log4j-spring-boot dependency.
>       • LOG4J2-3317: Fix RoutingAppender backcompat and disallow recursive 
> evaluation of lookup results outside of configuration properties.
>       • LOG4J2-3333: Fix ThreadContextDataInjector initialization deadlock
>       • LOG4J2-3358: Fix substitutions when programmatic configuration is used
>       • LOG4J2-3306: OptionConverter could cause a StackOverflowError.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge class ConsoleAppender should extend WriterAppender 
> and provide better compatibility with custom appenders.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge method NDC.inherit(Stack) should not use generics 
> to provide source compatibility.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge class PatternLayout is missing constants 
> DEFAULT_CONVERSION_PATTERN and TTCC_CONVERSION_PATTERN.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge class PropertyConfigurator should implement 
> Configurator.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge interface Configurator doConfigure() methods 
> should use LoggerRepository, not LoggerContext.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge class OptionConverter is missing 
> selectAndConfigure() methods.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge class Category should implement AppenderAttachable.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge method Category.exists(String) should be static.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge methods missing in org.apache.log4j.Category: 
> getDefaultHierarchy(), getHierarchy(), getLoggerRepository().
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge class LogManager default constructor should be 
> public.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge interface org.apache.log4j.spi.RendererSupport was 
> in the wrong package and incomplete.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge interfaces missing from package 
> org.apache.log4j.spi: ThrowableRenderer, ThrowableRendererSupport, 
> TriggeringEventEvaluator.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing class org.apache.log4j.or.RendererMap.
>       • LOG4J2-3281: Log4j 1.2 bridge PropertiesConfiguration.buildAppender 
> not adding filters to custom appender.
>       • LOG4J2-3316: Log4j 1.2 bridge should ignore case in properties file 
> keys.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.component.helpers.Constants.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.helpers.LogLog.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.helpers.Loader.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.spi.RootLogger.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge class Category is missing some protected instance 
> variables.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.Hierarchy.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge methods Category.getChainedPriority() and 
> getEffectiveLevel() should not be final.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds org.apache.log4j.spi.NOPLoggerRepository and 
> NOPLogger.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge adds 
> org.apache.log4j.spi.DefaultRepositorySelector.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge implements LogManager.getCurrentLoggers() fully.
>       • LOG4J2-3326: Log4j 1.2 bridge fixes parsing filters in properties 
> configuration file #680. Thanks to Benjamin Röhl, Gary Gregory.
>       • LOG4J2-3326: Log4j 1.2 bridge missing 
> OptionConverter.instantiateByKey(Properties, String, Class, Object). Thanks 
> to Gary Gregory.
>       • LOG4J2-3326: Log4j 1.2 bridge class org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent 
> missing constructors and public instance variable. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
>       • LOG4J2-3328: Log4j 1.2 bridge does not support system properties in 
> log4j.xml. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge now logs a warning instead of throwing an 
> NullPointerException when building a Syslog appender with a missing 
> "SyslogHost" param. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge should allow property and XML attributes to start 
> with either an upper-case or lower-case letter. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Piotr 
> P. Karwasz.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge uses the wrong default values for a TTCCLayout 
> #709. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Piotr P. Karwasz.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge throws ClassCastException when using SimpleLayout 
> and others #708. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Piotr P. Karwasz.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge uses the wrong file pattern for rolling file 
> appenders #710. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Piotr P. Karwasz.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge throws ClassCastException when using SimpleLayout 
> and others #708. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Piotr P. Karwasz.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge creates a SocketAppender instead of a 
> SyslogAppender. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge uses some incorrect default property values in 
> some appenders. Thanks to Piotr P. Karwasz.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge supports the SocketAppender. Thanks to Gary 
> Gregory.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing DefaultThrowableRenderer. Thanks to Gary 
> Gregory.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing some ThrowableInformation constructors. 
> Thanks to Gary Gregory.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing some LocationInfo constructors. Thanks to 
> Gary Gregory.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missed Thanks to Gary Gregory.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missed org.apache.log4j.pattern.FormattingInfo. 
> Thanks to Gary Gregory.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missed org.apache.log4j.pattern.NameAbbreviator. 
> Thanks to Gary Gregory.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing UtilLoggingLevel. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing FormattingInfo. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing PatternConverter. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge missing PatternParser. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge issues with filters #753. Thanks to ppkarwasz, 
> Gary Gregory.
>       • : Log4j 1.2 bridge implements most of DOMConfigurator. Thanks to Gary 
> Gregory.
>       • : JndiManager reverts to 2.17.0 behavior: Read the system property 
> for each call.
>       • LOG4J2-3330: Configurator.setLevel not fetching the correct 
> LoggerContext. Thanks to Mircea Lemnaru, Gary Gregory.
>       • : Fix DTD error: Add missing ELEMENT for Marker.
>       • : Fix log4j-jakarta-web service file #723. Thanks to Gary Gregory, 
> Piotr P. Karwasz.
>       • LOG4J2-3392: AppenderLoggingException logging any exception to a 
> MongoDB Appender. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Omer U.
>       • LOG4J2-3392: Possible NullPointerException in MongoDb4DocumentObject, 
> MongoDbDocumentObject, DefaultNoSqlObject. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
>       • : Trim whitespace before parsing a String into an Integer. Thanks to 
> Gary Gregory.
>       • LOG4J2-3410: Log4j 1.2 bridge throws a ClassCastException when 
> logging a Map with non-String keys. Thanks to Barry Sham, Gary Gregory.
>       • LOG4J2-3407: Log4j 1.2 bridge Check for non-existent appender when 
> parsing properties #761. Thanks to Kenny MacLeod.
>       • LOG4J2-3407: Log4j 1.2 bridge supports global threshold #764. Thanks 
> to Piotr P. Karwasz.
> Changes
> 
>       • LOG4J2-3267: Change modifier of method 
> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.Generate#generate to public (was package 
> private) to facilitate automated code generation.
> 
> Tag: 
> a)  for a new copy do "git clone https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2.git 
> and then "git checkout tags/log4j-2.17.2-rc1”  or just "git clone -b 
> log4j-2.17.2-rc1 https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2.git";
> b) for an existing working copy to “git pull” and then “git checkout 
> tags/log4j-2.17.2-rc1”
> 
> Web Site:  https://logging.staged.apache.org/log4j/2.x/index.html.
> 
> Maven Artifacts: 
> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachelogging-1084/
> 
> Distribution archives: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/logging/log4j/ 
> 
> You may download all the Maven artifacts by executing:
> wget -e robots=off --cut-dirs=7 -nH -r -p -np --no-check-certificate 
> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachelogging-1084/org/apache/logging/log4j/
> 
> Ralph
> 
> 
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