$Id: RELEASE-NOTES.txt 730329 2008-12-31 06:47:27Z rahul $ Commons Digester Package Version 1.8.1 Release Notes INTRODUCTION ============ This is a minor bugfix and maintenance release. Existing projects using Digester 1.8 are encouraged to upgrade to the 1.8.1 release. New projects are encouraged to use Digester 2.0, which requires JDK 1.5. This release is 100% binary and source compatible with the 1.8 release. DEPENDENCIES ============= Digester 1.8.1 works with all sets of dependencies that worked for Digester 1.8. Users should upgrade to the recommended dependency set below where possible. The Recommended Dependency Set for Digester 1.8.1 is: Digester 1.8.1 + Logging 1.1.1 + BeanUtils 1.8.0 Other Compatible Dependency Sets: Digester 1.8.1 + Logging 1.1.x + BeanUtils 1.x + Collections 2.x Digester 1.8.1 + Logging 1.1.x + BeanUtils 1.x + Collections 3.x It is also possible to use Logging 1.0.x or BeanUtils 1.7.0 instead. BUGS FROM PREVIOUS RELEASE =========================== * [DIGESTER-114] SetPropertyRule throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: No name specified when matched element has no attributes. * [DIGESTER-117] Missing unit tests using Ant and Maven. * [DIGESTER-120] Digesting XML content with NodeCreateRule swallows spaces. * [DIGESTER-122] Potential NullPointerException if debug is enabled in Digester#resolveEntity() * [DIGESTER-125] Clear inputSources list in method Digester.clear() * [DIGESTER-126] Potential NullPointerException if debug is enabled in FactoryCreateRule#begin() IMPROVEMENTS FROM PREVIOUS RELEASE =================================== * [DIGESTER-89] Add jar target to Ant build.xml * [DIGESTER-111] Null arguments to all Digester#parse() methods now throw an IllegalArgumentException.