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Current Release 0.8 beta 3
We are cycling through a series of beta releases based on user-feedback. So, if you've had this release for a while, be sure to check the OpenEJB's download page at SourceForge for new releases. Any problems you have experienced may have been fixed, if not, please let us know.
Fixes in 0.8beta3
 | SourceForge bugs fixed: |
| [ 563891 ] Bad client-side error messages |
| [ 565604 ] Setting the handler system property |
| [ 566953 ] openejb.bat on NT fails to display |
| [ 566956 ] deploy doesn't overwrite |
| [ 566961 ] typos in HelloWorld example |
| [ 566966 ] Need a sample client run script |
| [ 566967 ] sun.tools.javac.Main deprecated |
| [ 566974 ] openejb.bat help screen fails on NT |
| Scripts now pass OPENEJB_HOME to OpenEJB |
| Scripts now include OPENEJB_HOME\beans in classpath |
| If your OpenEJB configuration isn't found, one will be created for you. |
| ProxyFactory element in the openejb.conf is now optional |
Fixes in 0.8beta2
| Fixed fatal file path bug affecting UNIX/Linux/Mac OS X Users |
| Fixed bug that prevented the Remote Server from starting unless additional command line options were used. |
| Improved scripts |
| Optimized logging |
| Added '-help' and '-example' options to the 'openejb deploy' command |
| Added '-help' and '-example' options to the 'openejb start' command |
| Revised all documentation |
| Added several new docs, including a complete "Hello World" example, Deploy Tool docs, Remote server starup docs, and a doc explaining the use of Deployment IDs. |
New Features in 0.8
| Command-line tool for deploying, starting, testing, and getting help |
| New configuration similar to the Apache httpd.conf style. The openejb.conf contains the information about your container system. |
| A default configuration is packed in the jar. If we can't find yours, the container system can still start |
| OpenEJB services are now packaged in jars and deployed in the openejb.conf file. |
| Deployed EJBs are loaded using the ejb-jar.xml and openejb-jar.xml in the bean's jar file. No need to edit your openejb.conf file |
| Deployment directories. Specify a dir where your deployed jars will be loaded, then just throw 'em in |
| Basic ejb-jar.xml validation using XSD with regular expressions |
| Advanced EJB validation using extendible framework. |
| The entire configuration is validated, any problems will be reported with very precise error messages and enough detail to fix the problem. |
| New modular build system |
| Fixed major bug in IntraVM serialization that severely affected the container-server contract. |
| Complete rewrite of Transaction Handling, several bugs fixed |
| Rewrite of Exception Handling, now much more spec compliant |
| Logging with log4j |
| Remote server for running OpenEJB stand-alone |
| CORBA adapter for plugging OpenEJB into OpenORB |
