Re: Re: Made my first commit

[Bogaert Mathias <ma...@pandora.be>]

IMHO, the best option is to have an 'older' (eg 1.04) version of log4j available for download for all who prefer to use the JDK 1.1 and drop support for JDK 1.1 in the newer releases (log4j 1.1 and beyond).

Perhaps we should cast a vote at the log4j-user@jakarta.apache.org mailinglist and on our website?

Mathias

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 "LOG4J Developers Mailing List" <lo...@jakarta.apache.org> wrote:
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>Chris,
>
>I am copying log4j-dev because this is of wider interest.  I am very happy
> to see your contribution which I am sure is the first in long series. 
> 
>Since the changes you have made are pervasive, it makes it impossible for
> check if log4j compiles under JDK 1.1. The other JDK 1.2+ dependencies are
> isolated in few classes such that one can skip them when compiling under
> JDK 1.1. This can no longer be done with your changes.
>
>It seems to me that at this point we are at crossroads. From this point on,
> we either abandon JDK 1.1 compatibility without ever looking back or we
> stick to JDK 1.1 compatibility. In the latter case your changes do not seem
> appropriate.
>
>The third option is to develop two log4js, one having JDK 1.1 compatibility
> and the other JDK 1.2 and above. The former could be a "log4j-tiny" that
> some users seem to want. 
>
>It might be that this JDK 1.1 is moot and no one actually uses it. We should
> consult with our user base. Your ideas/suggestion are welcome. Ceki
>
>ps: BTW, as a committer, you should be subscribed to the
> log4j-cvs@jakarta.apache.org mailing list.
>
>At 01:10 20.06.2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Ceki,
> 
>I committed the changes for the classloader VersionHelper, and I changed
> the code to use the System.getProperty("java.version") rather than the
> Class.forName("java.util.List") hack.
> 
>I tested the code both on Microsoft J++ and JDK 1.3.
> 
>-Chris
> 
>P.S. The only thing I *didn't* test was *building* the code under JDK 1.1. 
> Is that a requirement?  Unless we make changes to the build scripts I'm
> pretty sure JDK 1.1 compilers will barf on the JDK 1.2 specific code in
> VersionHelper20.java.
>
>--
>Ceki Gülcü
>
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