Re: [cp-patches] Patch: RFA: javax.security.sasl -vs- 1.5

[Casey Marshall]

On Sep 16, 2005, at 1:07 AM, Chris Burdess wrote:

> Tom Tromey wrote:
>
> > I wanted some feedback on this one before checking it in.
> >
> > This updates javax.security.sasl to be 1.5 compliant.
> > However, this is odd because this package is (afaik) new in
> > 1.5... was it written against some earlier version of the spec or
> > something?  (I couldn't think of why else I would be removing
> > 'throws' clauses... though maybe it is just a plain old bug.)
>
> Best check with rsdio, but this API was a package made available  
> separately by Sun, but included with GNU-Crypto, so it appeared  
> when we merged GNU-Crypto into Classpath. It seems Sun have made  
> some slight changes to the API for the version in 1.5.
>
> It's completely vital for internet messaging-based frameworks in  
> any case.

I don't have much to add, other than these classes were based on the  
JSR, which I think Raif Naffah was involved in, and that the API did  
change when these classes became a part of 1.5.

The patch looks okay to me.