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[aspectj-dev] AspectJ 5 M2 now available


We're pleased to announce that AspectJ 5 M2 is now available for download at

http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/technology/aspectj/dev/aspectj-1.5.0M2.jar

The changes in AspectJ 5 M2 since M1 are numerous, and the highlights are listed below.


* Full source compilation of Java 5 programs (with the "-1.5" option)

* New Xlint warning when advice does not affect any join points (and the @SuppressAjWarnings annotation to suppress it) (-1.5 only)

* @this,@target,@args forms changed from @this(@Foo) to @this(Foo)

* Full support for annotation binding as context in @this, @target, @args, @annotation, @within, @withincode

* Declare annotation (declare @field, declare @method, declare @constructor, declare @type)

* Declare soft does not soften runtime exceptions

* pertypewithin instantiation model

* performance improvements resulting in reduced compilation times

* aspectpath has been extended to accomodate directories as well as jar/zip files

* many, many bug fixes


The AspectJ 5 Developer's Notebook has been updated to reflect the updates. So many people have contributed ideas, suggestions, and bug reports to M2 that it's impossible to list you all - but you know who you are, so thank you. Come 1.5.0 final we'll put together a roll-of-honor :)


For examples of some of the new features in action check the following links:

* http://www.aspectprogrammer.org/blogs/adrian/2005/03/hacking_with_ha.html

* http://www.aspectprogrammer.org/blogs/adrian/2005/03/event_driven_ar.html

* http://www.aspectprogrammer.org/blogs/adrian/2005/03/ramnivas_on_ann.html

* http://www.aspectprogrammer.org/blogs/adrian/2005/01/making_concurre.html


and also the AspectJ 5 Developer's Notebook: http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/indextech.cgi/~checkout~/aspectj-home/doc/ajdk15notebook/index.html


Thanks and stay in touch,
The AspectJ Team.

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