We have to keep in mind that there's a larger story here, which is supporting Groovy as a module. And this *will* require package changes and binary breaking changes. So I don't think the status quo is acceptable in the long run.
2017-03-30 9:22 GMT+02:00 Russel Winder <rus...@winder.org.uk>: > On Wed, 2017-03-29 at 15:42 -0400, Keith Suderman wrote: > > Given Cédric's email and recent comments I think I have been > > convinced to change my vote to a -1 for changing Maven coordinates or > > package names. > > > > Is there a compelling technical argument for either change? Going by > > the old adage, "if it ain't broke don't fix it", what exactly is > > being "fixed"? It seems most arguments in favour are > > political/aesthetic and not technical in nature. > > If "if it ain't broke don't fix it" was a really good idea, we'd still > be hunter gatherers with no cities, cars, computers, etc. > > Given the arguments so far, the best position as I see it is: > > 1. Change the Maven group to org.apache.groovy with Groovy 3, leave as > is for Groovy 2 > > 2. Leave the package structure as is for Groovy 2, but in Groovy 3 put > all new classes in org.apache.groovy rather than org.codehaus.groovy. > This will require more imports than desirable but as the code evolves > IDEA will indicate when imports become redundant. > > 3. At leisure in Groovy 3 add a redirect layer to allow classes to > transition from org.codehaus.groovy to org.apache.groovy. > > 4. In Groovy 4 have all the classes not in groovy or groovyx in > org.apache.groovy with a bridging module for the org.codehaus.groovy > namespace for legacy application code. If JRE9 is all it is cracked up > to be, this should be doable. > > > Besides, think of using org.codehaus.groovy as paying homage to > > Groovy's long and storied history. ;-) > > Whilst interesting for sentimental reasons, not a good rationale > looking forward. > > -- > Russel. > ============================================================ > ================= > Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: > sip:russel.win...@ekiga.net > 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: rus...@winder.org.uk > London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk skype: russel_winder >
