[ANNOUNCE] Tiles 2.1.1 test build available

[Antonio <an...@gmail.com>]

The test build of Tiles 2.1.1 is available.


No determination as to the quality ('alpha,' 'beta,' or 'GA') of Tiles
2.1.1 has been made, and at this time it is simply a "test build". We
welcome any comments you may have, and will take all feedback into
account if a quality vote is called for this build.

Release notes:

-- Notice for extension developers --
In Tiles 2.1.1 there are many changes that will impact in extensions:
* TilesApplicationContext is now created outside of container
creation, through the use of an
AbstractTilesApplicationContextFactory. So, if you are overriding
TilesApplicationContext creation, rewrite it to accomodate the new
mode.
* TilesContextFactory has been split into
TilesApplicationContextFactory and TilesRequestContextFactory, because
they are used in different contexts.
* Lots of methods have been deprecated, especially the one that expect
application-specific contexts (e.g. ServletContext). They are still
there for compilation compatibility, but they won't work as they did
anymore.

List of fixed issues:
* https://issues.apache.org/struts/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?version=21895&styleName=Html&projectId=10160&Create=Create

Distribution:

 * http://people.apache.org/builds/tiles/2.1.1/

Maven 2 staging repository:

 * http://people.apache.org/builds/tiles/2.1.1/m2-staging-repository/

A vote regarding the quality of this test build will be initiated
within the next couple of days.