RE: 2.3 to 2.4 Migration Errors - Success

[Stav <cc...@yahoo.com>]

Ok - got it up and running - thanks.

I will update Wiki accordingly.


--- "Howard M. Lewis Ship" <hl...@attbi.com> wrote:
> It changed from <component-alias> to
> <component-type>.
> 
> --
> Howard M. Lewis Ship
> Creator, Tapestry: Java Web Components
> http://jakarta.apache.org/proposals/tapestry
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Stav [mailto:cclunis@yahoo.com] 
> > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 7:11 AM
> > To: Howard M. Lewis Ship
> > Subject: RE: 2.3 to 2.4 Migration Errors
> > 
> > 
> > Those were easy fixes.
> > 
> > I have done that already. The error I got was with
> > regard to specifying of the component-alias in the
> > application spec.
> > 
> > Apparently this has changed. Where or how do you
> now
> > specify components?
> > 
> > --- "Howard M. Lewis Ship" <hl...@attbi.com>
> wrote:
> > > Backwards compatibility is still there.  What's
> > > probabably messing you up is
> > > minor issues, such as the prefix
> "net.sf.tapestry"
> > > being changed to
> > > "org.apache.tapestry" on key configuration
> values in
> > > web.xml.
> > > 
> > > --
> > > Howard M. Lewis Ship
> > > Creator, Tapestry: Java Web Components 
> > > http://jakarta.apache.org/proposals/tapestry
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Stav [mailto:cclunis@yahoo.com]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 8:04 PM
> > > > To: Tapestry users
> > > > Subject: RE: 2.3 to 2.4 I am LOST!!
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Hi Howard,
> > > > 
> > > > I am trying to migrate my 2.3 app to 2.4.
> > > > 
> > > > I don't want to re-arrange anything. I like
> and
> > > need
> > > > the component-ized nature of Tapestry as a
> whole.
> > > > 
> > > > For example I can provide my client with a jar
> and
> > > > some basic classpath and config settings and
> my
> > > > Tapestry based component can be plugged in to
> > > almost
> > > > any existing web app to add functionality
> without 
> > re-inventing the 
> > > > wheel.
> > > > 
> > > > I guess what I am trying to say is that I was
> > > hoping
> > > > for a more seamless upgrade path and backward
> compatibility.
> > > > 
> > > > I know that I may have over-reacted somewhat -
> end
> > > of
> > > > day and I am tired, I apologize :o)
> > > > 
> > > > Flexibility is good but I hope that Tapestry
> does
> > > not
> > > > sell it's soul to applease the JSP fans.
> > > > 
> > > > Just my 2 cents.
> > > > 
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Stav.
> > > > 
> > > > --- "Howard M. Lewis Ship" <hl...@attbi.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Luis Neves
> [mailto:lneves@netcabo.pt]
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 6:18 PM
> > > > > > To: Tapestry users; Stav
> > > > > > Subject: Re: 2.3 to 2.4 I am LOST!!
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On Wednesday 12 March 2003 22:51, Stav
> wrote:
> > > > > > > I don't know what the hell happen in 2.3
> to
> > > 2.4
> > > > > ...
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Easy answer: A lot :-)
> > > > > > For an overview of what changed check the
> > > "What's
> > > > > new" page
> > > > > > at the web site
> <http://jakarta.apache.org/proposals/tapestry>
> > > > > /new_frame.html>
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Just wanted to test out the Palette and
> > > > > > it's a ...
> > > > > > > disaster.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > What do you mean "a disaster" I just used
> the
> > > > > workbench with
> > > > > > 2.4-alpha4 and it
> > > > > > seems to work OK (the images are missing
> > > though...
> > > > > is this
> > > > > > what you mean?).
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Where do you define components, pages
> etc. ?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I'm pretty sure that you can follow the
> same
> > > > > method used in
> > > > > > Tapestry2.3.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Tapestry 2.4 is all about lowering the bar
> for 
> > development.  You 
> > > > > don't need an application specification. 
> You don't need to
> > > > > pre-define pages and
> > > > > components ... Tapestry will find them (in
> > > WEB-INF)
> > > > > for you.  HTML templates
> > > > > live in the context root (so that, among
> other
> > > > > things, relative URLs to
> > > > > images and stylesheets work properly while
> > > > > editting).
> > > > > 
> > > > > You can still build apps exacty as you did
> in
> > > 2.3,
> > > > > but you don't want to.  I
> > > > > don't even want to.
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Has all this changed in a point release?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > You are new around here... aren't you? :-)
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > This should have been called 3.0!!!
> > > > > 
> > > > > The major release number (the 2 in "2.4") is
> > > > > unlikely to ever change, short
> > > > > of Tapestry being translated to a new
> language
> > > (say,
> > > > > C# or Ruby).  Don't
> > > > > hold your breath.
> > > > > 
> > > > > This is a big change though; much of the
> > > internals
> > > > > have been refined and
> > > > > changed significantly.  Byte code
> enhancement
> > > for
> > > > > declarative properties and
> > > > > parameters, for a starter.  Change in
> license,
> > > > > change in package names.
> > > > > This is why 2.3 is so similar to 2.2,
> because
> > > 2.4 is
> > > > > a big leap forward.
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > >
> 
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