Re: Re: Re: Re: Release of ASM4

As objectweb is long dead, any package name with ow2 inside would be nice :)
Aesthetically, I prefer org.ow2.asm over org.ow2.asm4
Moreover using OSGi, we can export versioned package so consummer just have
to precise the accepted version range.

--Guillaume

2011/7/30 Tatu Saloranta <[email protected]>

> On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 7:24 AM, Rémi Forax <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On 07/30/2011 03:43 PM, Eugene Kuleshov wrote:
> >>
> >>   It is also a good time to change the package name. The API has
> >> changed significantly and there is enough of earlier versions of ASM
> >> around used by various libraries to create conflicts.
> >>
> >>   regards,
> >>   Eugene
> >
> > Hi Eugene,
> > I know that you really want to change the package name
> > but talking with several users at the JVM Summit last week,
> > the idea is not popular.
> > Most of them either manage their dependencies to have only
> > jars that use one version of ASM (maven to the rescue)
> > or they use jarjar.
> >
> > Also some Oracle guys say that they may want to include ASM next
> > as an internal dependency of the JDK 8 using jigsaw,
> > the default module system that will be introduce in JDK 8.
> > Knowing that this module system will resolve all the dependency problems
> > we currently have, I think it's better to wait now and come
> > with two versions (one still 1.3 compatible and one 1.8 +module
> compatible)
> > for the next release.
> >
> > Rémi
>
> I would strongly prefer using different package name.
> Also, relying on something Oracle may or may not get done seems bit
> pre-mature at this point, especially if it would only help with new
> JVMs.
>
> Personally I am ok either wa, as I tend to shade ASM anyway to remove
> chance of version conflict.
> But developers who include ASM via references will be ill-served by
> reusing same package name for incompatible versions, especially when
> using Maven.
>
> -+ Tatu +-
>
>
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