| [aspectj-users] Re: [aspectwerkz-user] AspectWerkz 0.8 is released |
It seems that 0.8 changes something about SourceFileMetaDataCompilerTask. I was using that to build weave models from Ant. How do I do that in 0.8?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonas Bonér [mailto:jonas@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 3:33 PM
> To: aspectwerkz-user; aspectwerkz-devel
> Subject: [aspectwerkz-user] AspectWerkz 0.8 is released
>
>
>
> Hi.
>
> Today me and Alex released the 0.8 version of AspectWerkz.
>
> This new release have been tested and verified to work for
> servlets and
> all types of EJBs under WebLogic Server 7 and 8.1 using both
> online and
> offline mode.
>
> JMangler has been thrown out for a completely new and customized
> solution that apart from solving some of the shortcomings and bugs in
> JMangler also provides completely new and interesting possibilities.
> Here are the options currently supported for online mode:
>
> * HotSwap
> A first JVM launchs your target application in a
> second JVM. The
> first JVM hooks AspectWerkz in the second one just before the
> main class
> (and all dependencies) gets loaded, and then connects to the stdout /
> stderr / stdin stream ot the second JVM to make them appear as usual
> thru the first JVM.
> * Transparent bootclasspath
> For JVM or java version like 1.3 which don't support class
> replacement at runtime (HotSwap), this option allows for same
> mechanism
> by putting an enhanced class loader in the target application VM
> bootclasspath.
> * Native HotSwap
> A native C JVM extension running in the target application VM
> handles the replacement of the class loader by the enhanced one.
> * Remote HotSwap
> The application VM is launched suspended. The
> replacement of the
> enhanced class loader is done thru a separate manual process,
> which can
> easily be scripted.
> * Prepared bootclasspath
> The enhanced class loader is builded and packaged as a
> jar file
> in a first separate manual process, which can easily be scripted. The
> application VM is launched with options to use this enhanced
> class loader.
> * Auto detection of java 1.3 and java 1.4
>
> Some of the other new features are:
>
> * JDK 1.3 compatibility.
> * Runtime attributes -> XML compiler (no more metaData dir and
> meta-data compilers needed, one aspectwerkz.xml per application).
> * Offline compiler refactored. Now support rollback on
> error facility.
> * Released under a BSD-style license.
> * Non-reentrancy option for join points.
> * Definition validator.
> * Documentation updated and reorganized.
>
> The new release can be downloaded from here
> [http://aspectwerkz.codehaus.org/releases.html]
>
> A more detailed paper describing the new online architecture can be
> downloaded from here [http://aspectwerkz.codehaus.org/downloads/].
>
> Enjoy.
>
> --
> Jonas
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