New xercesImpl compatible with java 1.1

["Doyle, Annette" <An...@ausinfo.com>]

Can you use xercesImpl.jar with runtime environment of java 1.1?

thanks

Re: New xercesImpl compatible with java 1.1

[Joseph Kesselman <ke...@us.ibm.com>]

As far as I know, both Xerces and Xalan are still intended to run with 
Java 1.1.8 (the "final bug fix" version of 1.1).  The developers are 
mostly on 1.3 or later, so dependencies on newer JDKs do creep in 
occasionally; if you find one, report it.

Maintaining compatability with 1.1 JDKs is a significant nuisance, and may 
even be costing us some performance.  Unfortunately, every time we've 
asked about abandoning it the Apache community has told us "I've upgraded 
but my customers won't, or can't, and I'm not in a position to force them 
to do so. I really do still need 1.1 support." 

______________________________________
Joe Kesselman  / IBM Research


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