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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:50:47 +0000
From: Tim Ellison <t.p.ellison@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [classlib] creating a new snapshot, and planned breakage heads-up
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Geir Magnusson Jr wrote:
> I object :)
> 
> I don't mean that seriously.
> 
> Here is what I want to do first -
> 
> I'll do the security change as agreed, and get the regex/bean/math in,
> so that the snapshot has all we can.  Even try to get some of the
> testcase or sql code in.

hey! get in line ... ;-)

> Let me suggest we discuss a different way - when do you plan on breaking?

Timing is not crucial, so whatever suits best (was thinking some time
during Wed - Fri).

The LUNI package renaming will touch a number of modules, so I can
either lock the world until I'm done, or release each of the renamed
references over a short period of time (expect ~1hr svn-willing).
After the rename you *will* need a new version of the IBM Harmony VME if
you want to continue running it on that VM.

Regards,
Tim

> gier
> 
> 
> Tim Ellison wrote:
>> I'd like to propose that we create a new snapshot of the classlib code
>> and make it available on the binary downloads page:
>>     http://cvs.apache.org/dist/incubator/harmony/snapshots/
>>
>> Now that the security2 code is integrated into the build it seems a good
>> time to refresh the snapshot, and there have been quite a few fixes in
>> other parts.
>>
>> In addition, and once the snapshot is safely tucked away, I'd like to
>> break the world :-)
>>
>> I want to rename some of the packages in LUNI from com.ibm to
>> org.apache.  Some of these packages are referenced by kernel code, which
>> means that there will need to be a new IBM Harmony VME made available on
>> Developerworks.  Unfortunately (due to the renaming) you will not be
>> able to use an old Harmony VME with the new classlib code and vice versa.
>>
>> Please indicate ASAP if you object to this renaming work taking place
>> within the next couple of days.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Tim
>>
> 

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Tim Ellison (t.p.ellison@gmail.com)
IBM Java technology centre, UK.