JSTL does indeed require JSP 1.2. Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> For what my non-contributor opinion's worth, I totally agree with David. > So far as I know, while JSTL is not _required_ by the standard for JSP > <1.2, it does not _require_ 1.2 -- and can be used with 1.1 containers; > so saying "use JSTL" does not translate to "upgrade to Servlet 2.3". > > Shai. > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Graham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 07:41 > To: Struts Developers List > Subject: Re: Support for non-JSTL tags (was RE: DO NOT REPLY [Bug 21465] > - Enhancement of the html:link tag) > > > --- Steve Raeburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm not singling Vic out for this (honest) but... > > > > The standard advice we are now giving everyone is "use JSTL", which I > > wholeheartedly agree with and have said myself. However, I think we > need > > to > > make sure that we still adequately support non-JSTL solutions and > > continue > > to consider bug fixes/enhancements to Struts tags EVEN where it would > > duplicate JSTL functionality because Struts still supports JSP > > 1.1/Servlet2.2. > > I strongly disagree with that. Duplicating standard functionality is a > complete waste of time. If someone wants something available in the > JSTL > they should just use the JSTL. Struts goal in life isn't to duplicate > standards. We should absolutely fix bugs in the existing tags and > provide > tags that aren't available elsewhere. > > Having said that, I won't stop you or any other committer from donating > time to developing tags that duplicate JSTL functionality. However, I > can't justify spending my own time maintaining or fixing bugs in such > tags. > > > > > I haven't considered whether this particular enhancement would fall > into > > the > > category of something we should do, it just prompted me to raise the > > issue. > > > > If we've reached the stage where the recommendations we are making > > *require* > > JSTL, then I think it's time to be honest about the required platform > > for > > Struts and up it to 1.1/2.3 > > I don't see how the Servlet version required for JSTL is relevant to > Struts. We're making the reasonable recommendation that people use > standard technologies instead of the propriety Struts counterparts. The > Struts tags have served us well for a long time but IMO its time to let > most of them fade away gracefully. > > David > > > > > Thoughts? > > > > Steve > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: August 27, 2003 8:28 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: DO NOT REPLY [Bug 21465] - Enhancement of the html:link tag > > > > > > > > > DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL, BUT PLEASE POST YOUR BUG > > > RELATED COMMENTS THROUGH THE WEB INTERFACE AVAILABLE AT > > > <http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21465>. > > > ANY REPLY MADE TO THIS MESSAGE WILL NOT BE COLLECTED AND > > > INSERTED IN THE BUG DATABASE. > > > > > > http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21465 > > > > > > Enhancement of the html:link tag > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] changed: > > > > > > What |Removed |Added > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ---------- > > > Status|ASSIGNED |RESOLVED > > > Resolution| |WONTFIX > > > > > > > > > > > > ------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 2003-08-28 03:27 ------- > > > You can/should use JSTL instead. > > > .V -- Kris Schneider <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> D.O.Tech <http://www.dotech.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
