Oleg wrote:
> In the past HttpClient project has been often called Gump unfriendly.
Having
a little bit of spare time on my hands and intent on changing this
perception
First, for the time that I said it, please let me clarify that 'breaking
interfaces in CVS HEAD without having two projects (old & new)' was seen as
Gump unfriendly ('cos it doesn't grant time/choice to other projects & break
them) not HttpClient per se. That said, others weren't so convinced that you
needed to do what I sugested (saying it was an optional nicety) & it only
bacame a big issue for me 'cos a third party project was stagnating and
didn't track your change. I understand that HttpClient needs to break
interfaces to clean up past design decisions, and appreciate you working
with the Gump folks to try to do this as painlessly as possible to the
community.
> I would like to consult with you, guys, before we introduce a new
dependency
Adding/Removing dependencies at any time (in CVS head or not) ought not
affect Gump [so long as the descriptor is change] nor other projects [so
long as the interface doesn't change]. As such, this isn't the same sized
problem for the community. Also, typically (if/when we see something start
failing to compile) we'll just update the descriptor accordingly. We
appreciate the heads up though.
> I attach a patch which _may_ already provide necessary changes to the
project
> definitions. However, being fundamentally Gump illiterate I am not sure if
> the patch is sufficient or correct at all.
Sorry, but for me the patch isn't showing. I don't understand it. I see a
paperclip, but can't get to an attachment. Maybe my mail tool thinks it is
protecting me from something, but I've tried turning all that off. Could you
try cut-n-paste for review? Also, can you change the descriptor yourself
inside gump CVS?
> If there's anything else you would like us to do to make HttpClient play
> with Gump better, just let me know
Thanks, very much appreciated.
regards
Adam
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