If I were a user and expected the feature to be in 3.7.0 then I would certainly also expect it in 3.8.0. The only ways to avoid this are a) stay on 3.6.x.x until the feature is available, b) specifically say the promised features aren’t available yet.
That said I’m +0 on the version numbering. Ralph > On Mar 22, 2021, at 3:09 PM, Robert Scholte <[email protected]> wrote: > > There were enough tweets and conference talks were I demonstrated the idea > behind build/consumer. > Of course the audience wanted to hear a version, so the best possible answer > was "most likely 3.7.0" > First Google hit: Maven 3.7 to Include Default Wrapper - InfoQ[1] and you can > find much more. > Several PMC members discussed about what would be the proper value, the > result was in the end 3.8.0. > Most important: it is beyond 3.6.3 and before 4. > > Robert > > [1] https://www.infoq.com/news/2020/04/maven-wrapper/ > > On 22-3-2021 21:14:10, Elliotte Rusty Harold <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm a weak -1 on this, solely because I don't find the reasoning for > not calling this 3.7.0 to be compelling. "Apache Maven 3.7.0 would be > the first release where you could optionally activate the > build/consumer feature. This version of this release has been renamed > to 4.0.0. Reusing 3.7.0 might lead to confusion, hence we picked the > next available minor version." > > Are we sure? I certainly didn't expect 3.7.0 to be the first release > where you could optionally activate the build/consumer feature. I > can't say I expected anything in particular for 3.7.0. Did Maven ever > promise there would be a 3.7.0 with this feature? > > If it were renamed 3.7.0 I'd be at +1. > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 7:40 PM Robert Scholte wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> For the details about this release, please read >> https://maven.apache.org/docs/3.8.0/release-notes.html >> Also please provide feedback on the release notes. (as you know, these are >> published separately from the release, so it doesn't have to block the >> release itself) >> >> We solved 5 issues: >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12316922&version=12350003&styleName=Text >> >> There are still a couple of issues left in JIRA: >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%2012316922%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20ORDER%20BY%20key%20DESC%2C%20priority%20DESC >> >> Staging repo: >> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/maven-1633/ >> >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/maven/maven-3/3.8.0/binaries/apache-maven-3.8.0-bin.zip >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/maven/maven-3/3.8.0/source/apache-maven-3.8.0-src.zip >> >> >> Source release checksum(s): >> apache-maven-3.8.0-bin.zip sha512: >> b56da9a0efa45e084e4882b795787fc7b61970d19835635b2db099b91a9854f14e3776a01d569e3f7af9db946a05af91abbfad41cdc5ac09e90df25077dec01e >> apache-maven-3.8.0-src.zip sha512: >> 51a1570894e8fb1ef52cb19ce472866745ccae2720e45304edd3cabc212cdf105937c76502558fe87995aea81c41402d7f581cc8e9393af234b64696e9a45893 >> >> >> Staging site: >> https://maven.apache.org/ref/3-LATEST/ >> >> Guide to testing staged releases: >> https://maven.apache.org/guides/development/guide-testing-releases.html >> >> Vote open for at least 72 hours. >> >> [ ] +1 >> [ ] +0 >> [ ] -1 > > > > -- > Elliotte Rusty Harold > [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
