I should also point out that I am aware that Log4j 2 has problems building against Java 9. We need to start tackling those ASAP.
Ralph > On Jul 14, 2016, at 8:47 AM, Ralph Goers <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am not sure how that “patch” integrates with Log4j but I get the idea of > the problem. To be honest, I have very mixed feelings about creating a patch > release for this. > > Ralph > >> On Jul 14, 2016, at 7:56 AM, Paul Benedict <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> According to this poster, it appears 1.x is not compatible with JDK 9: >> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jigsaw-dev/2016-July/008654.html >> <http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jigsaw-dev/2016-July/008654.html> >> >> I told them I would notify our development community. So here's the >> notification. :-) >> >> Given how widely used 1.x is still, what do you guys think of one more 1.x >> release? Usually I would never entertain the suggestion, but this may be the >> one time the justification makes sense. For those who still use 1.x and have >> no time to upgrade to 2.x, I can't think of a better way to support the user >> community than fix this issue. >> >> PS: Inside the post is a link to the supposed patch. >> >> WDYT? >> >> Cheers, >> Paul >
