[Jposloader-discuss] JCL 2.1.0-preRC2 --- Available for download

[Michael M. <ma...@us...>]

JavaPOS aficionados,

Just published on the dW web site:

http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/projects/jposloader

A pre-release of the RC2.  Why? well because it fixes an important problem
where the JAR files where they were built with the incorrect
jpos/res/jpos.properties.

I also made the following few of changes:

1) split the Zip release into 2 files---one for the JavaDOC output and one
for everything else.  This should make download time easier
2) fix a bug with the new tracing code
3) updated the jpos17-controls.jar and jpos17.jar with Brian S' latest
controls source drop of 5/9/2002.

See changes.txt file in the Zip release named: jcl2.1.0-preRC2.zip

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Now, if you are using or planning to use the 2.1.0 release then please
update to this release ASAP and send me any feedback or problem you may
encounter.  Alternatively you can open a bug---click on the "Bugs" page,
see dW link above.

Also, another important fact that I guess was not clear since last release:

Updating to Xerces 2.0.1
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You need to get the release from the Apache XML site -->
http://xml.apache.org/xerces2-j/index.html

Get the src or binary distribution and compile or install.  Once done, you
will notice that the in Xerces 2, Apache changed the JAR file for the
Xerces code from one JAR named xerces.jar to 2 JARs named:
xmlParserAPIs.jar and xercesImpl.jar, so now you need to have both in your
CLASSPATH.  I would recommend that you update to that version, older
version might work but not sure.

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As always please let me know if you have any feedback.  My plan is to
continue RC releases, one or two more---hopefully no more preRC
releases---and make 2.1.0 final by end of summer.

If you have any suggestions/comments/questions or want to provide
help---bugs, code, beer, oh just kidding about the last one :-)---then
please let me know.

E. Michael Maximilien
IBM
Raleigh, NC USA
(919)301-7014
T/L 352-7014
ma...@us...