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[validator] moving to jdk 8 / git?
Eitan Adler
2018-09-27 20:29:46 UTC
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I'd like to make some simple changes to Commons Validator. It seems it
hasn't been touched for some time and I am not sure what the process
to deal with this is.

If we wanted to do that, what would it take? Could I help?

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Gary Gregory
2018-09-27 21:42:15 UTC
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The best way to contribute is with GitHub PRs here:
https://github.com/apache/commons-validator/

Gary
Post by Eitan Adler
I'd like to make some simple changes to Commons Validator. It seems it
hasn't been touched for some time and I am not sure what the process
to deal with this is.
If we wanted to do that, what would it take? Could I help?
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Eitan Adler
2018-09-28 00:30:13 UTC
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(please make sure to include me directly on email; the Apache Commons
Dev list appears to be broken)

In terms of moving to JDK 8, it seems like it it'd warrant more of a
discussion first. Other Commons projects wanted to a do a "final
release" for the previous JDK version. I'm not sure if I could help
shepherd that or not.

In terms of moving to git: while github PRs for mirrored repositories
are alright, it'd be better if the canonical repo was in git, so you
don't lose fidelity by transferring between systems. This also does
not seem like something viable to do via a PR.
Post by Gary Gregory
https://github.com/apache/commons-validator/
Gary
Post by Eitan Adler
I'd like to make some simple changes to Commons Validator. It seems it
hasn't been touched for some time and I am not sure what the process
to deal with this is.
If we wanted to do that, what would it take? Could I help?
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sebb
2018-09-28 10:37:52 UTC
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Post by Eitan Adler
(please make sure to include me directly on email; the Apache Commons
Dev list appears to be broken)
You are subscribed to dev (and other commons lists), see:
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Please contact Infra (***@infra.etc) with details of the problem.
I know they are dealing with another mail delivery issue at present.
Post by Eitan Adler
In terms of moving to JDK 8, it seems like it it'd warrant more of a
discussion first. Other Commons projects wanted to a do a "final
release" for the previous JDK version. I'm not sure if I could help
shepherd that or not.
What is it about JDK 8 that warrants updating the minimum version for
this particular component?
Post by Eitan Adler
In terms of moving to git: while github PRs for mirrored repositories
are alright, it'd be better if the canonical repo was in git, so you
don't lose fidelity by transferring between systems. This also does
not seem like something viable to do via a PR.
Post by Gary Gregory
https://github.com/apache/commons-validator/
Gary
Post by Eitan Adler
I'd like to make some simple changes to Commons Validator. It seems it
hasn't been touched for some time and I am not sure what the process
to deal with this is.
If we wanted to do that, what would it take? Could I help?
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Eitan Adler
2018-09-29 08:18:12 UTC
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Post by sebb
I know they are dealing with another mail delivery issue at present.
Will do.
Post by sebb
Post by Eitan Adler
In terms of moving to JDK 8, it seems like it it'd warrant more of a
discussion first. Other Commons projects wanted to a do a "final
release" for the previous JDK version. I'm not sure if I could help
shepherd that or not.
What is it about JDK 8 that warrants updating the minimum version for
this particular component?
A mixture of reasons:
- I'd like to use modern syntax. While I wouldn't mass change anything
(see other thread) there are many cases in the current code base that
could be clearer or have reduced code.
- the other commons modules have moved and there is value to consistency
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