There was an extensive discussion about this on the commons-dev list a while ago. One of the problems with putting the version number in the name is that people have to change their build files to pick up an upgrade. The solution agreed upon, if I remember correctly, was to put the version number in the manifest file, and use a standard set of entries in that file. It looks like a couple of projects are not doing that yet, naughty people. ;-)
-- Martin Cooper > -----Original Message----- > From: David Mulligan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 5:09 AM > To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' > Subject: RE: Struts dependencies > > > I'm wondering the same! > > Would it be possible to name the jar files like so > > commons-beanutils-1.4.jar > commons-collections-2.0.jar > commons-digester-1.3.jar > commons-logging-1.0.1.jar > commons-pool-1.0.jar > struts-1.1-b1.jar > etc? > > I know this isn't a struts problem and it would be a bad idea > for the struts > > team to start renaming the jar files from other Jakarta > projects. But would > it be possible for all Jakarta projects to follow this > standard? That would > make my and I'm sure a lot of other people's lives easier. > > Is this a bad idea, if so why? > I know it would make the creation of build scripts a little > harder, but it > would still be possible to create them. > > The other option is the META-INF/MANIFEST.MF file. > Most jar files contain there version number in them but not all. > For example Version 2.0 of commons-collections.jar manifest > file contains > 'Implementation-Version: 1.1-dev' and not > 'Implementation-Version: 2.0' > > While struts.jar version 1.1-b1 contains > 'Implementation-Vendor: Apache > Software Foundation' > Would it be possible to enforce this a bit more? > > Just me 2 (euro) cents. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Arnaud HERITIER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 12:33 PM > To: Struts-Dev (E-mail); Struts Users Mailing List (E-mail) > Subject: Struts dependencies > > > Hi guys. > > I downloaded the last nighty build of struts. > > I would like to know which releases of external libraries are > packaged with > it. > > I already uses some libraries of jakarta commons and I would > like to know > which one I need to upgrade. > > After studying the manifest of jars I listed this : > > commons-beanutils : 1.4 dev > commons-collections : 2.0 > commons-dbcp : unknown (last dev I suppose) > commons-digester : 1.3 dev > commons-logging : 1.0.1 dev > commons-pool : 1.0 > commons-services : 1.0 dev (can't find it on the jakarta > site. What it is > ??) > commons-validator : unknown (last dev) > jakarta-oro : unknown > > Can you confirm my assumptions. > > Are all jars usefull for struts or are there some of them used by some > extensions like tiles, .. ??? > > Thanks a lot. > Arnaud HERITIER > EAI Consulting > Sopra Group > Tél. : +33 (0)1 53 33 44 74 > email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Ce message est exclusivement destiné aux personnes dont le > nom figure > ci-dessus. Il peut contenir des informations confidentielles dont la > divulgation est à ce titre rigoureusement interdite. Dans > l'hypothèse où > vous avez reçu ce message par erreur, merci de le renvoyer à l'adresse > e-mail ci-dessus et de détruire toute copie. > > This message may contain confidential and proprietary > material for the > sole use of the intended recipient. Any review or > distribution by others is > strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, > please contact > the sender and delete all copies. > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
