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Posted to dev@xalan.apache.org by Samuel Queiroz <sa...@samuel.ms> on 2014/08/18 03:45:19 UTC
Plans for Xalan
Hi guys,
What do you think is the greatest need of Xalan currently? Is it 1) XPath
and XSLT 2 support or 2) bug fixes and tests or 3) other? What about having
a roadmap?
How could we get more people motivated to work on Xalan? I think we could
have (on Xalan website) a 'success stories' section and a list of
enterprises/organizations/projects that use and like our project.
What do you think about having an IRC channel to discuss things more
quickly and actively?
Thanks,
Samuel
Re: Plans for Xalan
Posted by Gary Gregory <ga...@gmail.com>.
There are plenty of tests:
On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 1:49 AM, Samuel Queiroz <sa...@samuel.ms> wrote:
> Hi devs,
>
> To solve and to avoid the incompatibility between versions, I think we
> need to create tests for Xalan. I looked for tests and I couldn't find
> anything.
>
> Initially, we could use JUnit to create integration tests.
> I am planning to add these tests on the trunk using git.
>
> Just to make sure: Can I use git to contribute?
>
> --
>
> In addition, once we have tests, I think we could make use of a conitnuous
> integration environment.
>
> What is the conitnuous integration tool used on Apache?
>
> --
>
> A Xalan-J 2.8 version could be composed by:
> - Bug fixes for what become bronken with the 2.7.2 release;
> - Tests for the existing behavior.
>
> Thanks,
> Samuel
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Gary Gregory <ga...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Samuel,
>>
>> I see two immediate needs for Xalan-J:
>>
>> 1) Version 2.7.2 seems to have broken some 2.7.1 clients. That needs to
>> be addressed in a possible 2.7.3 release. See the ML and JIRA for recent
>> issues.
>>
>> 2) The trunk code is in an unknown state as far as I can tell. There does
>> not seem to be anyone around the ML to answer questions. Please dig through
>> the ML archives for my posts about build issues. In theory a new 2.8 should
>> come out of trunk, but I do not know what is in there compared to the 2.7.x
>> branch.
>>
>> Once we know what we have, then we can decide how to proceed. One option
>> would be to fold 2.7.2 back into trunk and go from there.
>>
>> Any and all help is appreciated!
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 9:45 PM, Samuel Queiroz <sa...@samuel.ms> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi guys,
>>>
>>> What do you think is the greatest need of Xalan currently? Is it 1)
>>> XPath and XSLT 2 support or 2) bug fixes and tests or 3) other? What about
>>> having a roadmap?
>>>
>>> How could we get more people motivated to work on Xalan? I think we
>>> could have (on Xalan website) a 'success stories' section and a list of
>>> enterprises/organizations/projects that use and like our project.
>>>
>>> What do you think about having an IRC channel to discuss things more
>>> quickly and actively?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Samuel
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> E-Mail: garydgregory@gmail.com | ggregory@apache.org
>> Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition
>> <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/>
>> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/>
>> Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/>
>> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com
>> Home: http://garygregory.com/
>> Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
>>
>
>
--
E-Mail: garydgregory@gmail.com | ggregory@apache.org
Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition
<http://www.manning.com/bauer3/>
JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/>
Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/>
Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com
Home: http://garygregory.com/
Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
Re: Plans for Xalan
Posted by Gary Gregory <ga...@gmail.com>.
Samuel,
There are plenty of tests: please see
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/xalan/test/branches/xalan-j_2_7_x
Gary
On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 1:49 AM, Samuel Queiroz <sa...@samuel.ms> wrote:
> Hi devs,
>
> To solve and to avoid the incompatibility between versions, I think we
> need to create tests for Xalan. I looked for tests and I couldn't find
> anything.
>
> Initially, we could use JUnit to create integration tests.
> I am planning to add these tests on the trunk using git.
>
> Just to make sure: Can I use git to contribute?
>
> --
>
> In addition, once we have tests, I think we could make use of a conitnuous
> integration environment.
>
> What is the conitnuous integration tool used on Apache?
>
> --
>
> A Xalan-J 2.8 version could be composed by:
> - Bug fixes for what become bronken with the 2.7.2 release;
> - Tests for the existing behavior.
>
> Thanks,
> Samuel
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Gary Gregory <ga...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Samuel,
>>
>> I see two immediate needs for Xalan-J:
>>
>> 1) Version 2.7.2 seems to have broken some 2.7.1 clients. That needs to
>> be addressed in a possible 2.7.3 release. See the ML and JIRA for recent
>> issues.
>>
>> 2) The trunk code is in an unknown state as far as I can tell. There does
>> not seem to be anyone around the ML to answer questions. Please dig through
>> the ML archives for my posts about build issues. In theory a new 2.8 should
>> come out of trunk, but I do not know what is in there compared to the 2.7.x
>> branch.
>>
>> Once we know what we have, then we can decide how to proceed. One option
>> would be to fold 2.7.2 back into trunk and go from there.
>>
>> Any and all help is appreciated!
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 9:45 PM, Samuel Queiroz <sa...@samuel.ms> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi guys,
>>>
>>> What do you think is the greatest need of Xalan currently? Is it 1)
>>> XPath and XSLT 2 support or 2) bug fixes and tests or 3) other? What about
>>> having a roadmap?
>>>
>>> How could we get more people motivated to work on Xalan? I think we
>>> could have (on Xalan website) a 'success stories' section and a list of
>>> enterprises/organizations/projects that use and like our project.
>>>
>>> What do you think about having an IRC channel to discuss things more
>>> quickly and actively?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Samuel
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> E-Mail: garydgregory@gmail.com | ggregory@apache.org
>> Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition
>> <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/>
>> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/>
>> Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/>
>> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com
>> Home: http://garygregory.com/
>> Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
>>
>
>
--
E-Mail: garydgregory@gmail.com | ggregory@apache.org
Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition
<http://www.manning.com/bauer3/>
JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/>
Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/>
Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com
Home: http://garygregory.com/
Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
Re: Plans for Xalan
Posted by Samuel Queiroz <sa...@samuel.ms>.
Hi devs,
To solve and to avoid the incompatibility between versions, I think we need
to create tests for Xalan. I looked for tests and I couldn't find anything.
Initially, we could use JUnit to create integration tests.
I am planning to add these tests on the trunk using git.
Just to make sure: Can I use git to contribute?
--
In addition, once we have tests, I think we could make use of a conitnuous
integration environment.
What is the conitnuous integration tool used on Apache?
--
A Xalan-J 2.8 version could be composed by:
- Bug fixes for what become bronken with the 2.7.2 release;
- Tests for the existing behavior.
Thanks,
Samuel
On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Gary Gregory <ga...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Samuel,
>
> I see two immediate needs for Xalan-J:
>
> 1) Version 2.7.2 seems to have broken some 2.7.1 clients. That needs to be
> addressed in a possible 2.7.3 release. See the ML and JIRA for recent
> issues.
>
> 2) The trunk code is in an unknown state as far as I can tell. There does
> not seem to be anyone around the ML to answer questions. Please dig through
> the ML archives for my posts about build issues. In theory a new 2.8 should
> come out of trunk, but I do not know what is in there compared to the 2.7.x
> branch.
>
> Once we know what we have, then we can decide how to proceed. One option
> would be to fold 2.7.2 back into trunk and go from there.
>
> Any and all help is appreciated!
>
> Gary
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 9:45 PM, Samuel Queiroz <sa...@samuel.ms> wrote:
>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> What do you think is the greatest need of Xalan currently? Is it 1) XPath
>> and XSLT 2 support or 2) bug fixes and tests or 3) other? What about having
>> a roadmap?
>>
>> How could we get more people motivated to work on Xalan? I think we could
>> have (on Xalan website) a 'success stories' section and a list of
>> enterprises/organizations/projects that use and like our project.
>>
>> What do you think about having an IRC channel to discuss things more
>> quickly and actively?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Samuel
>>
>
>
>
> --
> E-Mail: garydgregory@gmail.com | ggregory@apache.org
> Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition
> <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/>
> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/>
> Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/>
> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com
> Home: http://garygregory.com/
> Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
>
Re: Plans for Xalan
Posted by Gary Gregory <ga...@gmail.com>.
Samuel,
I see two immediate needs for Xalan-J:
1) Version 2.7.2 seems to have broken some 2.7.1 clients. That needs to be
addressed in a possible 2.7.3 release. See the ML and JIRA for recent
issues.
2) The trunk code is in an unknown state as far as I can tell. There does
not seem to be anyone around the ML to answer questions. Please dig through
the ML archives for my posts about build issues. In theory a new 2.8 should
come out of trunk, but I do not know what is in there compared to the 2.7.x
branch.
Once we know what we have, then we can decide how to proceed. One option
would be to fold 2.7.2 back into trunk and go from there.
Any and all help is appreciated!
Gary
On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 9:45 PM, Samuel Queiroz <sa...@samuel.ms> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> What do you think is the greatest need of Xalan currently? Is it 1) XPath
> and XSLT 2 support or 2) bug fixes and tests or 3) other? What about having
> a roadmap?
>
> How could we get more people motivated to work on Xalan? I think we could
> have (on Xalan website) a 'success stories' section and a list of
> enterprises/organizations/projects that use and like our project.
>
> What do you think about having an IRC channel to discuss things more
> quickly and actively?
>
> Thanks,
> Samuel
>
--
E-Mail: garydgregory@gmail.com | ggregory@apache.org
Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition
<http://www.manning.com/bauer3/>
JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/>
Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/>
Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com
Home: http://garygregory.com/
Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
Re: Plans for Xalan
Posted by sh...@e-z.net.
Samuel,
These are good suggestions.
We need active committers to integrate the bug fixes and current
enhancements into the codebase, and do the testing.
Xalan and Xerces are mature projects. We need to encourage new
contributors. There is a demand for XSLT 2 capability for both
the Java and C++ projects.
If you get me some website content (does not need to be
in a markup language), I can integrate the content into our
web page and wiki.
I am planning to be a ApacheCon EU 2014. My wife is a native
born in Hungary and is going along as a social interpreter.
I hope to encourage some renewed activity for Xalan and Xerces.
Sincerely,
Steven J. Hathaway
shathaway@a.o
> Hi guys,
>
> What do you think is the greatest need of Xalan currently? Is it 1) XPath
> and XSLT 2 support or 2) bug fixes and tests or 3) other? What about
> having
> a roadmap?
>
> How could we get more people motivated to work on Xalan? I think we could
> have (on Xalan website) a 'success stories' section and a list of
> enterprises/organizations/projects that use and like our project.
>
> What do you think about having an IRC channel to discuss things more
> quickly and actively?
>
> Thanks,
> Samuel
>
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