Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-commons-commits-archive@minotaur.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-commons-commits-archive@minotaur.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 566FC10BB2 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:24:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 46207 invoked by uid 500); 23 Feb 2015 17:24:08 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-commons-commits-archive@commons.apache.org Received: (qmail 46152 invoked by uid 500); 23 Feb 2015 17:24:08 -0000 Mailing-List: contact commits-help@commons.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: dev@commons.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list commits@commons.apache.org Received: (qmail 46143 invoked by uid 99); 23 Feb 2015 17:24:08 -0000 Received: from eris.apache.org (HELO hades.apache.org) (140.211.11.105) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:24:08 +0000 Received: from hades.apache.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hades.apache.org (ASF Mail Server at hades.apache.org) with ESMTP id EF06CAC0110 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:24:07 +0000 (UTC) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: svn commit: r1661719 - /commons/proper/bcel/trunk/RELEASE-NOTES.txt Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:24:07 -0000 To: commits@commons.apache.org From: ebourg@apache.org X-Mailer: svnmailer-1.0.9 Message-Id: <20150223172407.EF06CAC0110@hades.apache.org> Author: ebourg Date: Mon Feb 23 17:24:07 2015 New Revision: 1661719 URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1661719 Log: Documented the compatibility issue when using an AttributeReader Modified: commons/proper/bcel/trunk/RELEASE-NOTES.txt Modified: commons/proper/bcel/trunk/RELEASE-NOTES.txt URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/commons/proper/bcel/trunk/RELEASE-NOTES.txt?rev=1661719&r1=1661718&r2=1661719&view=diff ============================================================================== --- commons/proper/bcel/trunk/RELEASE-NOTES.txt (original) +++ commons/proper/bcel/trunk/RELEASE-NOTES.txt Mon Feb 23 17:24:07 2015 @@ -16,13 +16,16 @@ Compatibility with 5.2 Binary compatible - Yes -Source compatible - Yes, except for org.apache.bcel.classfile.Visitor (see below) - -Semantic compatible - Yes - -The org.apache.bcel.classfile.Visitor interface has been enhanced with -additional methods. If you implemented it directly instead of extending -the EmptyVisitor class you'll have to implement the new methods. +Source compatible - Yes, except: + - The org.apache.bcel.classfile.Visitor interface has been enhanced with + additional methods. If you implemented it directly instead of extending + the EmptyVisitor class you'll have to implement the new methods. + +Semantic compatible - Yes, except: + - BCEL handles new attributes such as code annotations that could only + be processed by implementing a custom AttributeReader in the previous + versions. Code relying on this behavior will have to be adjusted since + the AttributeReader will no longer be called in these cases. Enhancements from 5.2