I guess my question is, why have we still not cut 3.2... If the answer is just nobody has bothered, then I'd be happy to give a spin through it... If the answer is bugs needing a fixing then let's get those out of the way and spin that release already... Then we can have a clear run at 4.0 with deprection a go-go
On Sunday, 5 January 2014, Stephen Connolly wrote: > My PoV is that once Java 8 is released we drop support for running on Java > 6 (keep support for compiling with a Java 6 JDK via toolchains) > > We should be one and one back with regards to the runtime JVM maven > requires. > > But to get there I'd like to see a JDK 6 min release first, gauge how the > community responds to that. > > Also there is the redhat OpenJDK 6 commitment, and IBM are not near EOL on > their JDK 6... So that is less clear-cut > > On Sunday, 5 January 2014, Tamás Cservenák wrote: > >> As i mentioned in referenced thread, i would really like to see maven at >> java7. >> >> We talk about release to happen in near future, that would be used in a >> bit >> further future by users, but even _today_ there is no other java than 7 >> that is not eol-d. For those locked in, there are still 3.0, 3.1 releases >> (and 3.2?) >> >> I know others have other "wishes" for 4.0 but in this case i really see no >> rationale to not make this step. >> >> thanks, >> ~t~ (mobile) >> On Jan 5, 2014 10:43 AM, "Stephen Connolly" < >> [email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > On Saturday, 4 January 2014, Jason van Zyl wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > On Jan 4, 2014, at 4:56 PM, Stephen Connolly < >> > > [email protected] <javascript:;>> wrote: >> > > >> > > > Doing so would make the next version 4.0 and not 3.2 >> > > > >> > > > I don't mind if we want to do that, but we were supposed to be >> pushing >> > a >> > > > 3.2 out at the start of Oct and I do wonder what the status is there >> > > > >> > > >> > > 3.1.1 was released on September 17th so we're a bit overdue for >> trying to >> > > keep the quarterly schedule, but I asked to update the source levels >> > > because it was after September. I didn't know that implied a release >> > right >> > > then. But then an email discussion chain ensued and I lost track. >> > > >> > > If we're going to bump to 4.0 then I will sift through the core and >> look >> > > for more deprecated code. Might as well do a removal, and bump the >> > runtime >> > > level to 1.6. >> > > >> > > >> > I guess my PoV is what new features are we adding that make it a 4.0? >> > >> > I personally think we should cut 3.2 with the 1.6 bump and get that out >> > >> > For The 4.0 version number I would like to see some new features... >> > >> > Otoh we could hold off new features for 5.0 with the excuse that we were >> > aligning maven's version number with the modelVersion to remove >> > confusion.., but that is a card we can only play once >> > >> > > >> > > > On Saturday, 4 January 2014, Jason van Zyl wrote: >> > > > >> > > >> I'm doing some cleanup in the core in preparation for some >> refactoring >> > > I'd >> > > >> like to propose in the coming months and the deprecated methods in >> > > >> MavenSession have been there for over 4 years. I'd like to, at some >> > > point >> > > >> soon, be able to move the core and plugins to toward being fully >> > JSR330 >> > > so >> > > >> I'd like to start purging references to Plexus. There are lots of >> them >> > > in >> > > >> MavenSession. >> > > >> >> > > >> If no one has any objections I'd like to remove the deprecated >> > > >> constructors and methods from MavenSession. >> > > >> >> > > >> Thanks, >> > > >> >> > > >> Jason >> > > >> >> > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------- >> > > >> Jason van Zyl >> > > >> Founder, Apache Maven >> > > >> http://twitter.com/jvanzyl >> > > >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > Sent from my phone >> > > >> > > Thanks, >> > > >> > > Jason >> > > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------- >> > > Jason van Zyl >> > > Founder, Apache Maven >> > > http://twitter.com/jvanzyl >> > > --------------------------------------------------------- >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > -- >> > Sent from my phone >> > >> > > > -- > Sent from my phone > -- Sent from my phone
