[slf4j-dev] [Bug 31] Varargs for Logger methods

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http://bugzilla.slf4j.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31





--- Comment #58 from boci <boci.boci at gmail.com>  2009-11-14 20:08:06 ---
(In reply to comment #56)
> Sorry, I was not clear in my previous response. I had understood that
> the use of the new logger was optional which is the point of keeping
> the old one untouched.
> 
> The issue is about educating users as much as it is technical. Users
> would need to be educated about the two different slf4j loggers. I
> suspect we would run into technical issues as well (while trying to
> juggle between the two Logger implementations).
> 
> By the way, we already have a solution for varargs issue as long as we
> agree to bump the JDK dependency to 1.5. See my comment #31 above
> dated 2009-03-25. It offers a transparent upgrade path. Replace the
> older slf4j-api.jar with the latest version and get varargs support
> for free. Existing code is both compile time and runtime compatible.
> 

Disagree. Runtime compatibility is not required. Java 1.4 is dead. I think only
bugfix release need for 1.4 compatible slf4j.

I think two simple step required:
 - Change major version to 2.x
 - Change Object[] to Object... in api and implementations method signatures.


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