I think this is the correct decision. So a big +1. Sadly this piece of code has not had enough TLC lately which is a bit of a shame. I think it's a very useful component, but we can't simply ship stuff that doesn't work.
Rajith. On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Robbie Gemmell <[email protected]>wrote: > This is included in the (imminent) email announcing RC2 however I thought I > would call it out separately also: I have removed the binary convenience > package for the QMan QMF->WSDM/JMX utility from the 0.8 release process. It > is still included in the qpid-java-0.8.tar.gz binary convenience package > due > to what that munges together, but that is a different issue for a different > day. > > You can consult QPID-2945 for the specifics, but to summarise: In testing > the 0.8RC1 package for QMan, I have found it unable to connect to either > the > 0.6 C++ broker or the 0.8RC1 broker. Using the 0.6 QMan release package > works fine against the 0.6 C++ broker but apparently not fully against the > 0.8 RC1 C++ broker, suggesting that even if the first issue was addressed > there are other problems to overcome, as QMan hasn't had any directly > intended change since before 0.6 (a year+). > > So, QMan doesn't appear to be working currently and there doesn't seem to > be > anyone actively maintaining it or even testing it works (I looked to be the > only one who did that during the 0.6 release process also). This combined > with the fact everyone has expressed interest in expediting our release > process and more aggressively holding to our schedules has lead me to the > conclusion it should simply be excluded from the 0.8 release in standalone > form. > > Robbie > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Apache Qpid - AMQP Messaging Implementation > Project: http://qpid.apache.org > Use/Interact: mailto:[email protected] > > -- Regards, Rajith Attapattu Red Hat http://rajith.2rlabs.com/
