Thanks for pointing this out! You are right, Struts 6.x is in a maintenance mode and this is way over simple bug fixing :)
niedz., 1 lut 2026 o 14:22 Kusal Kithul-Godage <[email protected]> napisał(a): > > Hi Łukasz, > > If the primary motivation for this change is to reduce backporting > effort, I would object. > > While this shift simplifies the process for us as Struts developers, > it places a significant burden on every application consuming Struts > 6.x. For complex enterprise applications, this burden is more > significant than one might expect and can be insurmountable, > particularly if they must ensure backwards compatibility for > downstream consumers. > > Given that Jakarta EE 8 is EOL, I believe it is further inappropriate > to introduce breaking changes in Struts 6.x. Such applications are > likely in maintenance mode if they are not already actively working on > upgrading to Jakarta 10+ and Struts 7. > > Best regards, > Kusal > > > On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 at 23:16, Lukasz Lenart <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Any objections of starting converting packages from > > "com.opensymphony.xwork2" to "org.apache.struts2" in Struts 6.x? This > > will bring incompatible changes and will require user action when > > upgrading so I thought about doing this while performing some other > > work or in smaller chunks. > > > > Also this will help porting fixes from 7.x like this one > > https://github.com/apache/struts/pull/1562 > > > > An example PR with pure scoped converstion > > https://github.com/apache/struts/pull/1561 > > > > > > Cheers > > Łukasz > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
